NPC Northeast Ametuer division to create the "Víctor Martínez Legends" championship. Competition classes include: Men’s Bodybuilding Lightweight Men’s Bodybuilding Middleweight Men’s Bodybuilding Light Heavyweight Men’s Bodybuilding Heavyweight Women’s Bodybuilding Open Class Men’s Physique Men’s Classic Physique Women’s Physique Women’s Figure Classes A,B,C Women’s Bikini Classes A,B,C Men’s Bodybuilding Novice Men’s Master Class Women’s Master Class Women’s Fitness Teen’s Class Martínez was co-owner of the Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater NJ and is the spokesperson for the franchise as a whole. He lost the business due to being incarcerated for more than six weeks for immigration violations. He was arrested on returning to the U.S. on October 9, 2011, after winning the Arnold Europe in Madrid, Spain. His permanent resident card had expired and, due to his criminal record for selling steroids in 2004, it was not renewed. Instead, he was sent to a detention center in New Jersey to await a deportation hearing that could have sent him back to his native Dominican Republic. He was denied bail. A few of the documents were not in order, and his final hearing was postponed until April 2012. He was held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in South Kearny, New Jersey. On April 27, he returned to court and was released from jail and permitted to remain in the U.S. Martinez competed in the 2020 Arnold Classic taking 9th place. He announced his retirement soon after at the age of 47. Martinez still holds his sponsorship with MHP. Martínez has two sons, Justin and Jared and four daughters, Victoria, Zayde, Vivian and Zoe. 3 of his daughters come from a second marriage. He resides in Edgewater, New Jersey. Stats Height: 1.75 m Contest weight: 115 kg Off-season weight: 125 kg Arms: 52 cm Chest: 150 cm Waist: 86 cm Thighs: 76 cm Calves: 48 cm Forearms: 40 cm Contest history Amateur career 1993 Elmo's Gym, Teenage, 1st 1994 NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States, 27th 1997 NPC New Jersey Suburban State Bodybuilding Contest, Light-Heavyweight, 1st and Overall 1997 NPC New York Metropolitan Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 1st and Overall 1999 NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States, 16th 2000 NPC Junior USA, Heavyweight, 1st 2000 NPC Nationals, Heavyweight, 1st and Overall (pro card) Pro career 2001 IFBB Night of Champions, 8th 2002 IFBB Arnold Classic, 13th 2002 IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational, 9th 2003 IFBB Night of Champions, 1st 2004 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 9th 2004 IFBB GNC