If there were top pound-for-pound rankings for consummate MMA professionals, Ricardo Lamas would be a mainstay at the top of that list.
Dedicating his life to staying at the top of his craft, the Chicago gym-rat turned gym-owner always shows up in peak mental and physical condition, and as such, always finds himself in the thick of the featherweight fray.
We caught up with him on the ground in Argentina this week, where he’ll look to put an uncharacteristic two-fight slide behind him. We wanted to know how he prepared for Darren Elkins, if he feels a heightened sense of urgency with this fight, and, of course, goats.