Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Jr. (born September 30, 1991) is a Brazilian

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who competed in the

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division of the

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Background

De Freitas was born and grew up in

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, Brazil. He began training

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at the age of 11, picking up muay thai and boxing later on. At the age of 18, de Freitas moved to

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to study a degree in physical education and find better mixed martial arts training. However, he ended up dropping out of the college and subsequently moving to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of professional mixed martial arts career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2012, Geraldo compiled a 11–4 record fighting for regional Brazilian promotions, most notably for Shooto Brazil, where he won the Bantamweight title by beating Luciano Benicio by decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Geraldo made his UFC debut at

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against

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on February 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Geraldo faced

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on August 10, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2. He lost the fight via a split decision. 7 out of 11 media scores gave it to Geraldo. He was then expected to face Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards on March 21, 2020. However, the whole event was cancelled due to the

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pandemic. Geraldo faced

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on November 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. 15 out of 16 media scores gave it to Gravely. On March 4, 2021, it was announced that Geraldo was released from UFC.

Post UFC

Geraldo made his return for the first time after getting released on July 24, 2021 at Shooto Brazil 107 against Marcos Cordeiro. He won the bout via armbar in the first round. On October 13, 2021

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announced today that an independent arbitrator has rendered a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation that he committed while he was in the UFC program. Freitas tested positive for exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors as the result of an out-of-competition drug test collected on October 14, 2020. The two-year period of ineligibility began on January 11, 2021. Geraldo faced Rogerio Ferreira on November 19, 2022 at MAC 3, winning the bout via first-round rear-naked submission.

Personal life

The nickname "Spartan" is in honor of his friend who died, Igor Silva. Igor was very supportive of Geraldo's dream of becoming a professional MMA fighter. When he was starting out, they used to watch the “300” movie, and Igor would encourage Geraldo by saying they were Spartan warriors.

Championships and achievements

* Shooto Brazil ** Shooto Brazil Bantamweight Championship (One Time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freitas, Geraldo de Living people 1991 births Brazilian male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners