Another Barstow Boy doing well! I have known Joe and his family for many years. I am proud of Joe and his accomplishments. Persistence pays off! We all wish Joe the best of luck in his fabulous career. Joe
Martinez, a Barstow native, has spent the last 12 years of his life pursuing a career in sports announcing. In that time he has covered everything from basketball to boxing. He is currently working for World Extreme Cage fighting a division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Q: What are you working on currently? A: I’ve been working with WEC which is under the umbrella of the UFC. UFC bought us back before January. They bought us but we still operate on our own pretty much. They have a lot to do with funding and the production.
Q: What’s it like to work for WEC? A: It’s awesome. It’s something I never thought I’d be doing, but now I’m getting to know the sport and a lot of the fighters. The production is top of the line. It’s a great show. It’s good for me and for the people watching at home. It’s a very personal show with WEC.
Q: How did you originally get involved with mixed martial arts? A: I did a show on a reference from a contact a couple of years ago in Lemoore at a casino. I drove up did the show and it went over really well. It was on HDNET so there wasn’t a lot of exposure. You didn’t see it unless you had a high definition TV and DIRECTV. Then the WEC called me up in December and talked about doing a show. They originally had another guy Barry Brock doing it. His show didn’t work out, I guess, so they called me up and offered me a multi-year contract. (Read More)
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