Some highlights from Dragonfest 2023! | Benny Urquidez

No shortcuts. No fear. No hesitation. Benny Urquidez trained for real fights, not highlights. That mindset showed every time he stepped into the ring. #BennyTheJet #WarriorMindset #MartialArtsLife #KickboxingLegend #BuiltDifferent #CombatSports Speed, toughness, and confidence came from preparation — not hype. | The Modern Martial Artist

Benny Urquidez - Old School Fighter Is known as one of the Greatest American Kickboxerers. In late 1974, in the grand finale of an early mixed martial arts-style tough man contest in Honolulu, Hawaii, a 5-foot 6-inch 145-pound Urquidez decisioned a 6-foot 1-inch 230-pound Dana Goodson after scoring a takedown and pin against Goodson in the third and final round. In 1977, Urquidez traveled to Japan and fought under the WKA's compromise US–Japan rules which included leg kicks and knees to the body

Benny “The Jet” Urquidez wasn’t just winning fights — he was setting the blueprint for modern striking. Pressure. Conditioning. Fearless offense. #BennyTheJet #KickboxingLegend #MartialArts #CombatSports #StrikingHistory #FightingIcons If you study kickboxing, you’re studying his influence — whether you know it or not. | The Modern Martial Artist

Benny “The Jet” Urquidez tells the story of one of the most intense fights of his life — a Muay Thai war in Japan against Kunimatsu Okao. He describes facing a warrior who was ready to bleed and die for his country, a man with more heart than anyone he had ever fought. The fight lasted longer than any he’d ever been in — until Benny realized something terrifying: If he didn’t turn it up, one of them wasn’t leaving the ring alive. Out of respect, survival, and country — Benny went to war… and eme