David Martinez pauses work as surgeon for Dana White’s Contender Series, hopes to join sister in UFC
Some folks say there’s not enough time in the day to get daily tasks done, but David Martinez is proving that to be a myth. Until recently, Martinez (10-1) simultaneously juggled not one – but two – highly-demanding professional paths. Martinez was a surgeon by day and a fighter by night. He worked in family medicine at a hospital in Mexico. “It’s very nice because I wake up very early,” Martinez told MMA Junkie.