Lucas Martins (born 11 November 1988) is a Brazilian

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who competes in the

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division of

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, where he is a former interim lightweight champion. A professional mixed martial artist since 2011, Martins has also competed in the

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Martins started his MMA career in 2011; before that he competed in muay thai, achieving a 34–2 record. He fought only for Brazilian-based promotions such as ''

Jungle Fight Jungle Fight is a Brazilian mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion. It was created in 2003. The name is derived from its origin, the Amazonas state in Brazil. History Jungle Fight was founded by pioneering MMA fighter and long-time Brazi ...

'' and ''MMA Rocks''. With a record of twelve wins and no losses, Martins signed with the

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. Lucas Martins is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Martins made his promotional debut on short notice, replacing an injured

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against

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on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. Martins had his first defeat due to TKO (retirement) in the first round. Martins faced

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, a contestant of '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live'', on 18 May 2013, at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold. Despite taking a significant amount of damage in the first two rounds, Martins knocked Larsen out early in the third round. The performance earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Martins next dropped from

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and faced promotional newcomer Junior Hernandez on 4 September 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader. He won the fight via technical submission in the first round. Martins was expected to face

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on 9 November 2013, at

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. However, both fighters were removed from the card due to injury. Martins was expected to face

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on 22 February 2014, at

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. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing and injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling. Martins was expected to face

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in a featherweight bout on 16 July 2014, at

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. However, Alers pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Alex White. Martins won the back and forth fight via knockout in the third round. The win also earned him his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Martins faced

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on 25 October 2014, at

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. Elkins defeated Martins via split decision. Martins faced

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on 30 May 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 67 ''UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 67'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 30, 2015, at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil. Background The event was the second that the UFC has hosted in Goiânia ...

, replacing

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Martins faced

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on 10 April 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 86 ''UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 86'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 10, 2016, at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Background The event was the first that the organization has host ...

. Martins won the fight via split decision. Subsequently, the UFC elected not to renew Martin's contract – allowing him to sign elsewhere.

Brave CF

After racking a couple of wins in Brazil's regional circuit, Martins signed with

. In the promotional debut Martins faced Fabian Galvan at Brave CF 3 and won the bout via Brabo choke in the second round. On 13 April 2018, Martins faced Luan Santiago Carvalho for the interim lightweight championship. Martins was behind in the scorecards coming into the fifth and final round. In the final seconds of the round, Santiago dislocated his elbow when he was taken down by Martins and couldn't continue. 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. Martins faced Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady for the undisputed lightweight championship at Brave CF 18 on 16 November 2018. Martins injured his left leg when he was taken down by Al-Selwady in the first round and referee stopped the fight. On 25 July 2019, Martins was defeated by

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at Brave 24 by TKO at 2:48 of the first round by way of unanswered strikes. Jenkins retained the Brave CF Featherweight Championship. 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. However, the event has been postponed until a to-be-determined date due to the

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Martins was next expected to face Luan Santiago in a rematch at Brave CF 41 on 17 September 2020. However, Martins was forced to withdraw due to an injury and the bout was scrapped. Martins was scheduled to face Marcel Grabinski on 4 June 2021 at Brave CF 51. Hoewever, Grabinski has to pull out from the fight due to medical condition. The bout has been called off. Martins scheduled again to face Marcel Grabinski on 21 August 2021 at Brave CF 53. According to BRAVE CF officials, Grabinski was forced to withdraw from the rescheduled bout a little bit less than week prior to the event due to Covid-19 protocols. Marcel hadn’t traveled to Kazakhstan and was replaced by local standout Olzhas Eskaraev. In an upset, Martins lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round.

Personal life

Martins owns a gym, Capital da Luta, in São Paulo.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Alex White **

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(One time) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

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Lucas Martins
at Brave CF * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Lucas 1988 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from Minas Gerais