Monday, June 29, 2009

The Bully and the Bull Terrier


If you like Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and you haven't heard of Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas, then you probably will very soon. He has a fight in Las Vegas on August 9 versus Danny Castillo in WEC 42. Lamas is undefeated as a lightweight and coming off a huge win against Bart Palaszewski, which I wrote about here. I began photographing Lamas for a photo essay and story I did last fall; that was before he joined the WEC. He asked me to take photos of him with his English Bull Terrier, Chico, who gained weight since I last saw him. I took some photos of them yesterday in Westmont, IL. Some of these photos will appear on his website. Lamas is one of the most self-motivated athletes I've met. He is humble and always seeking to improve. I would not be surprised if he becomes one of the best in the world.





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