Brett Garamella

Photo Stories: Chris vs Ricardo

Ricardo Lamas kneels behind the scenes just minutes before his bout against Chris Martins at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Nov. 8. Lamas's trainers and father, Jose (wearing red), get ready to walk to the cage with him. (Ricardo's mother never watches any of his fights.) "There is always a game plan," says Lamas, who likes to remain as calm as possible before fights in order to not expend extra energy. "But when you get in there, there's a million things that could go wrong. So you kind of got to be ready for anything."
Ricardo Lamas kneels behind the scenes just minutes before his bout against Chris Martins at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Nov. 8. Lamas's trainers and father, Jose (wearing red), get ready to walk to the cage with him. (Ricardo's mother never watches any of his fights.) "There is always a game plan," says Lamas, who likes to remain as calm as possible before fights in order to not expend extra energy. "But when you get in there, there's a million things that could go wrong. So you kind of got to be ready for anything."