Poppies Martinez
| Poppies Martinez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juvencio Poppies Martinez August 19, 1983 Lemoore, California, United States |
| Other names | The Tachi Kid |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Division |
Featherweight (145 lb) Lightweight (155 lb) Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Lemoore, California, United States |
| Team | Thrive MMA |
| Rank | Black belt in Kenpo Karate |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 41 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 18 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 7 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Poppies Martinez (born August 19, 1983) is a Native American professional mixed martial artist of the Tachi Yokuts tribe currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator. A professional competitor since 2003, he has also formerly competed for the California-based promotions, the WEC, Palace Fighting Championship, and Tachi Palace Fights.
Born and raised in Lemoore, California, Martinez competed in wrestling at Lemoore High School. Martinez has also trained in Kenpo Karate and holds a black belt.
Martinez began training in mixed martial arts at the age of 19 and made his professional debut in 2003 for the WEC. Martinez fought exclusively for the promotion until 2006.
From 2007 to 2014, Martinez fought mainly for Palace Fighting Championship, and after the organization's end, Tachi Palace Fights. Both organizations held most of their events in Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino at Martinez's hometown in Lemoore, California.
Martinez fought for PFC Lightweight Championship on March 22, 2007 at PFC 2 against Shad Smith. He lost via submission due to a guillotine choke in the third round.
Martinez was scheduled to rematch Shad Smith on October 18, 2007 at PFC 4 for the PFC Lightweight Championship. However, Smith was forced to pull out of the bout after being medically suspended by CSAC. Martinez was rescheduled to face Brandon Jinnies at the same event for the PFC Interim Lightweight Championship. He won via TKO early in the first round and became the PFC interim lightweight title holder.
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