Brett Garamella

Photo Stories: Chris vs Ricardo

Chris Martins (left) stares down Ricardo Lamas as the referee gives them the pre-fight talk. "As humans, we're animals, and you have this primal instinct to fight," Martins says. "Look at every male animal. They are always fighting. When you know you're in a fight and you're not going to get jumped by a bunch of guys, cops aren't going to come arrest you, nothing is going to happen - you're here and you're supposed to fight.- it's like the fight or flight instinct. But for me it's almost like fight or fight. That's it. No flight instinct for me. I get this … feeling that overcomes my body that I completely run off instinct and it's such a liberating feeling."
Chris Martins (left) stares down Ricardo Lamas as the referee gives them the pre-fight talk. "As humans, we're animals, and you have this primal instinct to fight," Martins says. "Look at every male animal. They are always fighting. When you know you're in a fight and you're not going to get jumped by a bunch of guys, cops aren't going to come arrest you, nothing is going to happen - you're here and you're supposed to fight.- it's like the fight or flight instinct. But for me it's almost like fight or fight. That's it. No flight instinct for me. I get this … feeling that overcomes my body that I completely run off instinct and it's such a liberating feeling."