Who is Mark Munoz? The former UFC fighter whose son at NCAA Wrestling Championship made everyone feel old

Mark Munoz is a former Filipino-American mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC from 2009 to 2015. Apart from boasting an admirable MMA career, he is also a 2001 NCAA Division I wrestling champion at 197 lbs.

As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and Mark's son, Trey Munoz, is also a wrestler. The youngster already boats high laurels, including two PAC 12 individual championships and the 2023 PAC 12 team championship.

He is currently competing in the NCAA, the collegiate competition his father aced more than two decades ago.

However, seeing their beloved fighter's son take part in the competition has left some fans with a rude awakening about how old they've become. Speaking on the subject, Twitter user @PuffSullyCSHC stated:

"Seeing Mark Munhoz’s son wrestle in the NCAAs makes me feel much older than I am."

Beginning his MMA story under the Palace Fighting Championship (PFC) in 2007 with a first-round TKO win against Austin Achorn, Mark Munoz then went on to register four more back-to-back wins before getting a ticket to the big leagues in 2009.

Although his UFC career started with a loss to Matt Hamill, he quickly reverted back to winning ways. In his heyday, Munoz enjoyed a four-fight win streak in the UFC from 2010-11.

He holds wins against the likes of Demian Maia and Luke Barnett and has fought against promotional legends including Loyoto Machida and Chris Weidman. 'The Filipino Wrecking Machine' holds a pro MMA record of 14-6 ( 9-6 in the UFC).

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Watch: Mark Munoz console his son during a wrestling match

Mark Munoz is a world class athlete and is now also an empathetic coach and a supportive father. Footage uploaded to FCA Wrestling's Facebook page shows the former UFC star imparting words of wisdom to his son during a rather disappointing wrestling performance.

In the video, the former Munoz can be seen consoling his son after a bad bout, patiently telling him what he did wrong and assuring the youngster that the loss was only a small stumble in what would go on to become a stellar career:

"That kid, you can beat him alright. We just did something technically wrong there. We need to comeback, show some character right now, rise above this adversity and lets go, alright. This is only the beginning to an awesome, awesome career, you hear me?"

Watch Mark Munoz inspire his son below: