Ricardo Alejandro Lamas was born on May 21,1982 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
42 Facts About Ricardo Lamas
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Ricardo Lamas's father was the leader of a Cuban resistance movement under Castro regime, eventually managing to hide in the Brazilian embassy in Cuba before escaping to the United States.
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Ricardo Lamas went to Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois.
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Ricardo Lamas returned to Elmhurst after graduation to serve as the assistant men's wrestling coach.
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Ricardo Lamas won the ISCF North Central Regional Title on April 26,2008, in Loves Park, Illinois, US when he defeated Cal Ferry via Guillotine Choke at 4:50 of round 4.
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Ricardo Lamas made his WEC debut on March 1,2009, at WEC 39 against IFL and WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski.
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Ricardo Lamas took the fight with 4 days notice as he replaced an injured Rich Crunkilton.
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Ricardo Lamas controlled Palaszewski with superior wrestling and scored with excellent ground-and-pound to win a unanimous decision.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Danny Castillo on August 9,2009, at WEC 42.
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Ricardo Lamas suffered his first defeat as Castillo won the fight via second-round TKO.
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Ricardo Lamas next faced James Krause on November 18,2009, at WEC 44.
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Ricardo Lamas then faced Bendy Casimir on March 6,2010, at WEC 47.
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Ricardo Lamas won the fight in stunning fashion by defeating Casimir via flying knee KO in the first round.
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Ricardo Lamas defeated Dave Jansen via unanimous decision on August 18,2010, at WEC 50.
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Ricardo Lamas was expected to face Maciej Jewtuszko on December 16,2010, at WEC 53, but Jewtuszko had to withdraw as he suffered a broken hand during training.
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Ricardo Lamas instead faced Iuri Alcantara and lost via KO in the first round.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Cub Swanson on November 12,2011, at UFC on Fox 1.
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Ricardo Lamas won via second round submission after applying an arm-triangle choke, earning Submission of the Night honors.
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Ricardo Lamas was expected to face Dustin Poirier on February 4,2012, at UFC 143, replacing an injured Erik Koch However, Ricardo Lamas ended up injured as well and was replaced by Max Holloway.
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Ricardo Lamas defeated the heavily favored Hioki via unanimous decision.
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Ricardo Lamas was briefly linked to a December 2012 bout with Frankie Edgar, however the pairing was scrapped after Edgar was tabbed as a replacement for the injured Erik Koch and face Jose Aldo at UFC 153.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Erik Koch on January 26,2013, at UFC on Fox 6.
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Ricardo Lamas was expected to face Chan Sung Jung on July 6,2013, at UFC 162.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Hacran Dias on June 28,2014, at UFC Fight Night 44.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Dennis Bermudez on November 15,2014, at UFC 180.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Chad Mendes on April 4,2015, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 63.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Diego Sanchez on November 21,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
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Ricardo Lamas next faced Max Holloway on June 4,2016, at UFC 199.
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Ricardo Lamas lost the back and forth fight via unanimous decision.
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Ricardo Lamas was quickly rescheduled and returned to face Charles Oliveira on November 5,2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
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Ricardo Lamas won the fight via submission in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Ricardo Lamas was expected to face Chan Sung Jung on July 29,2017, at UFC 214.
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Ricardo Lamas was scheduled to face Jose Aldo on December 16,2017, at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs dos Anjos.
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Ricardo Lamas lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Mirsad Bektic on June 9,2018, at UFC 225.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Darren Elkins on November 17,2018, at UFC Fight Night 140.
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Ricardo Lamas won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Shortly after the fight, Ricardo Lamas revealed in a social media post that he had been fighting with a blood clot in his left leg and that he got blood thinning medication for the condition.
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Ricardo Lamas faced Calvin Kattar at UFC 238 on June 8,2019.
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Ricardo Lamas lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Ricardo Lamas was scheduled to face Ryan Hall on May 2,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Weidman.
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Ricardo Lamas confirmed his intention to retire from professional competition after the win over Algeo.