#getbennymarried

In a World Series of Fighting match on September 18, 2015 Benny “el hijo” Madrid entered the cage to face opponent Jeff Fletcher. In a first round submission by rear naked choke, Madrid defeated Fletcher. In the interview after the fight Benny talked about his strategy in the ring and then gasp thanked his wife AND girlfriend.  Now, in a viral sandstorm this is what is being focused on – is he a cheater, does he have an open marriage, is his girlfriend finally out of the bag, did he just get caught?!

To know the true story, you have to get to know Benny Madrid. His voice is always well heard in the cage, and not in front of the microphone. For starters, Benny has 3 loves in his life; his kids, Tracy Cortez and MMA fighting. People who know Benny also know that some things that come out of his mouth are head shaking worthy but never intended to be cruel or misleading – but guaranteed at some point, will be taken out of context, because in all reality – “that’s just Benny.”

Question: But why is that just Benny?

Answer: Because most of us have never witnessed the childhood that Benny had, much less lived it. Benny grew up in a tough neighborhood in South Phoenix, he came to a pivotal point in his life: to continue the road he was on and end up dead or in jail or to channel every emotion he had into a positive and go for a dream. Benny found MMA fighting, and it quickly fueled his transformation to continuously “Dream Big” and to turn his life around.

You look up to someone who overcomes adversity, tragedy and statistics to make a better life for himself. He then took that dream one step further – giving back to the community he came from – to show children and teens that anything CAN BE made possible. He visits schools in his same neighborhood, talks to students about how he can relate to the pressures they are faced with every day and how they too “can get out, and make their dreams happen."

Benny also teaches at Scottsdale-based gym Fight Ready MMA and Fitness. Surrounding himself with professional fighters and novices alike, Fight Ready becomes a place where everyone is equal – never separated by class, race, sex, age, or profession. It’s not just a gym, it’s a family forged by passion and drive and the heart of the place are the coaches – and Benny makes up a large piece of that heart. 

In a world with social media and 24 hour news it’s easy to get caught up in personal opinion as fact and misrepresentation as truth. But let me ask you this – you have a goal and a passion to be a champion that burns with you 24 hours a day. You have trained, bled, over come injury and naysayers to get to your dream of walking into that cage and WIN. Is it fairly safe to say that in the height of that win with adrenaline still pulsing through your veins, that you could just maybe have words come out of your mouth and possibly misspeak?

Benny Madrid walked into that cage knowing that he HAD TO win, there was no other choice. And with perseverance he does – the real story is what it takes to begin from nothing and become a champion – to feel that rush some of us will only dream of having when you have reached that goal. 

Weddings are expensive, even buying a nice engagement ring is pricey and the goal of this page is to raise as much money as possible to provide the wedding that both Tracy and Benny deserve.

#getbennymarried!!!!!!!!