Luan Chagas (born 9 November 1989) is a Brazilian

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who competed in the

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division of the

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Background

Chagas was born in Navirai, Brazil and he attended

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classes at the early age and was the children's champion in the sport in Brazil. He started training

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at Gile Ribeiro gym after he moved to

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where he received his black belt in 2015. He transitioned to MMA later and started competing in MMA and won the welterweight championship for Curitiba Fight Pro.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chagas stated his professional MMA career on 28 July 2012 and he fought all his fights in Brazil. He was the Curitiba Fight Pro middleweight champion and amassed a record of 14-1 prior signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Chagas faced

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as a late replacement, on 14 May 2016 at

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in Curitiba, Brazil. Chagas started the fight with a barrage of punches on round one and dropped Moraes on round two with a leg kick. Moraes took down Chagas but was not able to score a submission. After three rounds, the fight was declared a draw. His next UFC fight was in September 2016 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg. He lost the fight via submission on round three. The fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. On 3 June 2017, he faced

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. He submitted Wallhead via a rear-naked choke on round two and won the fight. Chagas was scheduled to face

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on 28 October 2017 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida. on 6 October 2017, it was announced that Chagas has fractured his foot and was pulled out from the bout. Chagas faced

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on 21 April 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in round two. With his last bout being the last of his UFC contract, Chagas became a free agent.

Fighting style

With his Karate and Muay Thai background, Chagas use kicking for his fighting strategy. He throws sharp chopping low kicks and also utilizes wheel and head kicks to try to score a knockdown. He is a competent wrestler and enjoy throwing flurry lunging strikes on the early round.

Personal life

Chagas moniker "Tarzan" was coined after where he was from, Navirai,

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in Brazil where 65% of the Brazilian

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, a

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encompassing largest tropical

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area in the world.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chagas, Luan 1993 births Living people Brazilian male karateka Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing karate Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Sportspeople from Mato Grosso do Sul