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On January 18th 2020 Martins won the Arnold Strongman Santa Monica Qualifier, beating out Brian Shaw by 1 point. This earned him a spot to compete in the Arnold Strongman Classic in Columbus Ohio March 8th. In the Arnold Strongman Classic Licis finished 3rd, behind the winner Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and the second place Mateusz Kieliszkowski.

In 2019 Licis came in second during the Arnold Strongman Classic, placing behind current and 2x champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. In June 2019, he upset the strongman world and won his first World’s Strongest Man title, beating out Bjornsson, who came in third after injuring his left plantar fascia. Martins also placed ahead of Mateusz Kieliszskowski, who placed second, and 4 times World's Strongest Man winner Brian Shaw, who placed sixth after injuring his hamstring competing alongside Licis in the Arnold Strongman Classic earlier in March of the same year.

In 2015 Martins placed first in the Odd Haugen All-American Strength Classic. In 2016 Martins reached World's Strongest Man finals for the first time and placed sixth. He placed fourth in the World’s Strongest Man finals in 2017 and 2018. Besides Strongman, Martins Licis also competes in MAS Wrestling, a variation of stick wrestling. He won gold in the 2016 MAS Wrestling Open World Championships in Columbus Ohio. Licis first pro triumph came in 2017 at the Ultimate Strongman Summermania, winning the competition representing his home country Latvia.

Upon arrival in California, Licis began training at strongman competitor Odd Haugen's strongman gym, eventually becoming part-owner. The gym is called the Training Hall in Thousand Oaks, CA. Haugen was one of Licis' idols growing up, and Licis did not initially know that Haugen owned the gym and operated the competition in which he was interested in competing. While Haugen initially told Licis he was not strong enough to compete, after training at Haugen's gym for 4 years, Haugen allowed Licis to compete in his show (2015), which he won.

Martins Licis (born September 28, 1990) is a Latvian-born American professional strongman, notable for winning the 2019 World’s Strongest Man competition and placing second in the Arnold Strongman Classic.