Mixed martial arts fighter Rene "Level" Martinez's story could very well be one that proved there's always room for hope as long as one is still alive.

The street fighting champ from Miami admitted that he was once a gang leader in the early 1990s of a group called the Latin Syndicate, which he himself co-founded with seven other pals.

"I used to sell drugs," Martinez revealed to Fox News Latino recently. "I used to leave my house thinking I might not come back, but I never cared."

"We used to lay down the [other] drug dealers, but I never have targeted anyone innocent," he added. "We had morals - which was, not to hurt anyone innocent."

"If we were going to do something, it was to someone who was doing something bad," he reasoned.

Now, at 42 and after 15 arrests, the 6'1" MMA fighter described himself as a believer, having been baptized around two years ago, to his mother's delight.

"It's never too late for someone to turn their life around," he said. "I am blessed to be here."

Considering Martinez's past involved numerous brushes with death, thanks to the various shootouts he figured in and even a 3-week-coma, one cannot but agree that he is indeed one fortunate fellow.

As his way of paying it forward and inspiring those with a similar past as him, Martinez has created a documentary feature, named "The Warrior Level: The Rise of Street Legend Rene 'Level' Martinez."

"I got footage in [the documentary] from the '90s," he revealed. "I used to record with an old school VHS camera. I got a lot of people getting knocked out in gang fights. I have some real crazy stuff."

He went on to say that the documentary is "real deep" as it has him talking about compatriots who had died in his past gangster life and also his turbulent years growing up.

He also shared that his shift to MMA fighting was a natural progression from his brawl-plenty gang life. He first began with backyard fights, which came with monetary rewards.

After some of his fights went viral on YouTube, a local promoter spotted him and jumpstarted his professional MMA career in 2009 via a matchup in an Action Fight League. He would later find God afterwards.

It is also worth noting that the fighter, who also got into rapping, has body art that reflects his newfound faith, as per Fight Jerk.

In a past interview, Martinez's mother Ileana Vasquez said that she and her sonc had since reconciled and has worked together through a nonprofit organization she set up. This only brought them closer to each other.

Right now, the documentary has no release date yet, although it's been speculated to launch in April of this year.

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