Joseph Benavidez is an American martial artist. Currently, he is fighting as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Previously, he worked as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In addition, he was fighting in small shows. Later in 2007, he teamed up with Urijah Faber Team Alpha Male.

Recently, he is third in the official UFC flyweight rankings. Also, he was ranked second flyweight in the world. Additionally, on April 27, 2010, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Las Cruces publicly announced April 27 as Joseph Benavidez Day.

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION AND CAREER

Joseph was born on July 31, 1984 in Texas and is of Mexican descent. He had attended Las Cruces High School. From his beginnings, he was very active in the martial arts. Therefore, he began to train in boxing and kickboxing. He was very good in his training. Later, he won many kickboxing championships in his early years.

Benavidez, 34, started his career from his debut. By the age of 16, he had started training for wrestling. At first, he fought in small shows. Then, he was noticed by Urijah Faber and impressed with his fighting skills. He joined Team Alpha Male and went on to be Dream’s best fighter. He was signed by World Extreme Cagefight which was later merged into UFC . The fighter had recorded MMA records of 24 wins out of 28 matches. Also, he had won 6 matches by knockout, 9 matches by submission and another 9 matches by decision.

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

Benavidez is a happily married man. He married Megan Olivi, television personality and reporter for Fox Sports. He first met his better half in 2009 in Las Vegas. This couple was introduced by their mutual friends. Before starting their romantic relationship, they had been friends for a few months. In 2010, the couple announced their romantic relationship and got engaged in 2014.

After a few years of romance, Benavidez proposed to her to marry in front of their family and friends. They got married in 2015 as they are happy and enjoying their married life. There are no rumors or controversies regarding the fighter. In 2012, there was a conference where he spoke about his frustrations and the dark past that may have sent him down the path of destroying Pro MMA Radio.

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ: FORTUNE, CARS AND HOUSE

Joseph is a Mexican-American MMA player with an estimated net worth of over $2.5 million. Its main source of income comes from fighting. He had amassed $831,000 in career earnings from the UFC. Respectively, he earned $1,891,346 and $2,458,750 in 2014 and 2015.

This athlete also likes fast luxury cars and owns the beautiful Mercedes Benz S class which has a starting price of $122,750. He had purchased a luxury Las Vegas home worth over $2.5 million and was staying with his better half. He is also a pet lover who constantly posts pictures of dogs on his social platforms like Instagram.

Benavidez is active in social media like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter where he has a total of around 111.8k followers. He also has an official UFC fighter profile where we can view his upcoming matches, report on his fights, and more.