Lucas Martins was born on 11 November 1988 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of Brave Combat Federation, where he is a former interim lightweight champion.
27 Facts About Lucas Martins
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Lucas Martins fought only for Brazilian-based promotions such as Jungle Fight and MMA Rocks.
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Lucas Martins is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management.
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Lucas Martins made his promotional debut on short notice, replacing an injured Justin Salas against Edson Barboza on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping.
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Lucas Martins had his first defeat due to TKO in the first round.
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Lucas Martins faced Jeremy Larsen, a contestant of The Ultimate Fighter: Live, on 18 May 2013, at UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold.
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Lucas Martins next dropped from lightweight to bantamweight and faced promotional newcomer Junior Hernandez on 4 September 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader.
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Lucas Martins won the fight via technical submission in the first round.
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Lucas Martins was expected to face Johnny Eduardo on 9 November 2013, at UFC Fight Night 32.
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Lucas Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway on 22 February 2014, at UFC 170.
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Lucas Martins was expected to face Jim Alers in a featherweight bout on 16 July 2014, at UFC Fight Night 45.
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Lucas Martins won the back and forth fight via knockout in the third round.
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Lucas Martins faced Darren Elkins on 25 October 2014, at UFC 179.
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Lucas Martins faced Mirsad Bektic on 30 May 2015, at UFC Fight Night 67, replacing Renato Moicano.
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Lucas Martins lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Lucas Martins faced Robert Whiteford on 10 April 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86.
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On 13 April 2018, Lucas Martins faced Luan Santiago Carvalho for the interim lightweight championship.
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Lucas Martins was behind in the scorecards coming into the fifth and final round.
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Lucas Martins became a free agent after fighting out his two-fight contract with Brave, but elected to rapidly sign a new, five-fight contract with the organization.
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Lucas Martins faced Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady for the undisputed lightweight championship at Brave CF 18 on 16 November 2018.
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Lucas Martins injured his left leg when he was taken down by Al-Selwady in the first round and referee stopped the fight.
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On 25 July 2019, Lucas Martins was defeated by Bubba Jenkins at Brave 24 by TKO at 2:48 of the first round by way of unanswered strikes.
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Lucas Martins was next scheduled to face Felipe Silva at Brave CF 35 on 28 March 2020, but Silva withdrew from the bout and was replaced with Abdul-Rakhman Makhaziev.
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Lucas Martins was next expected to face Luan Santiago in a rematch at Brave CF 41 on 17 September 2020.
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However, Lucas Martins was forced to withdraw due to an injury and the bout was scrapped.
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Lucas Martins was scheduled to face Marcel Grabinski on 4 June 2021 at Brave CF 51.
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Lucas Martins scheduled again to face Marcel Grabinski on 21 August 2021 at Brave CF 53.