Hermes França Barros (; born August 26, 1974) is a Brazilian

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. He has competed for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

, WEC, MFC, and Israel FC. He is a former WEC Lightweight Champion, and former

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contender.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

França made his professional Mixed Martial Arts debut on 17 November 2001, with a win over future WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown. He quickly earned an undefeated streak of 6–0, finishing all his opponents under the limit of the second round, drawing the attention of the

First UFC run

França made his UFC debut at '' UFC 42'', defeating

Richard Crunkilton Richard Allan Crunkilton Jr (born November 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. Crunkilton is perhaps best known for his 8–2 stint with the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion. He currently competes in the Lightwe ...

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. He won his next UFC fight against

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(who narrowly missed the lightweight championship after drawing with B.J. Penn) at ''UFC 44'' before losing a majority decision to

Josh Thomson Joshua Joseph Thomson (born September 21, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts podcaster, commentator, analyst and former mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2001, Thomson has competed in Bellator MMA, PRIDE, Strikeforce, U ...

at ''UFC 46''. His next outing in the UFC, against

Yves Edwards Yves Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC's Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the p ...

, was unsuccessful, losing the fight by split decision. Edwards would once again beat França by split decision in their encounter at ''Euphoria: USA vs. World'' in 2005, starting what would be a very bad year – marked with three straight losses – for the Brazilian fighter.

After UFC release

However, 2006 would prove to be a much better year for França. In March, he toppled WEC champion Gabe Ruediger to capture the WEC Lightweight championship and then knocked out

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fighter

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to take the AFC Lightweight championship in April. França continued his winning streak against the likes of

Toby Imada Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist, grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent. A professional from 1998 until 2013, Imada competed for Bellator, King of the Cage, and the R ...

and Brandon Olsen before signing a contract to fight

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at '' UFC 61'' in July. Although França's opponent was changed – Huerta pulled out due to injury, with UFC newcomer Joe Jordan taking his place – França still reigned successful in his UFC return, stopping Jordan by

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submission in the third round.

Second UFC run

On August 4, 2006, it was revealed that França had accepted a late-notice fight with

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at '' UFC 62''. França came in as a late replacement for

Spencer Fisher Spencer William Fisher (born May 9, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2002–2012, he is best known for his 17-fight tenure with the UFC, winning "Fight of the Night" honors three times. Backgroun ...

, who injured his back while preparing for the fight. Despite accepting the fight on short notice, França reigned victorious, catching Varner in an armbar submission in the third round. França successfully defended his WEC Lightweight championship against Nathan Diaz, brother of UFC veteran

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, at '' WEC 24'' on October 12, extending França's win streak in 2006 to seven consecutive victories. França won his fight against

at UFC Fight Night 8 by TKO in the second round; after his victory he got down on his knees (à la

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) and begged UFC President

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to grant him a title shot against

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. During the post-fight press conference White confirmed that França would be given a title shot at UFC 73. França lost to

by unanimous decision. On July 19, 2007, the California State Athletic Commission announced França had tested positive for the banned steroid

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in a post-fight drug test following his championship fight at UFC 73. He had been suspended from competing in

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until July 5, 2008, and had been fined $2,500. He has since left The Armory and was then removed from their main site as an instructor. Franca spent early January 2008 helping BJ Penn train for his five-round fight against

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for the vacant UFC lightweight championship at

UFC 80 ''UFC 80: Rapid Fire'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, United Kingdom. Background The main event was originally sc ...

. França lost his first fight in the UFC since his suspension in 2007 on July 19, 2008, to Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision. He then defeated

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via unanimous decision at

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on October 25, 2008. França was scheduled to fight

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on February 7 in the main event for

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. However, França pulled out of the event with a torn anterior crucial ligament in his right knee. França made his return against Tyson Griffin on September 19, 2009, at UFC 103. Franca lost his fight to Tyson Griffin in the second round via TKO (Punches) after Griffin caught him with a straight right followed up by brutal ground and pound, eventually knocking out França for his second ever KO loss. After his defeat at the hands of Tyson Griffin at UFC 103, França was released by the organization, along with other UFC veterans, Chris Wilson,

and Justin McCully.

After second UFC release

Following the loss to Eric Wisely and losing four out of his last five fights, Franca announced through his manager, Reed Wallace, his retirement. Franca has since come out of retirement and has bounced back after an 0-3-1 record in four fights during 2010. Franca won via submission in February 2011 then scored two wins in April 2011 defeating Robert Washington and Josh Thorpe.

Xtreme Vale Todo 5 controversy

At the Xtreme Vale Todo 5 event in Costa Rica on December 19, 2010, Hermes Franca was awarded a judges' decision over

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before the promoter, Lu Dwyer, attempted to overturn it, causing widespread controversy. In addition to the fight's announcer, all three judges and the referee had scored the bout in favor of Franca. Regardless of the actual scores, Lu Dwyer declared Kheder the victor, and another promoter raised Kheder's hand in victory after the referee refused to do so. There is a potential conflict of interest because Kheder is primarily sponsored by Dwyer and her business J & L Irrigation. Dwyer sponsors "Team FK" by paying his living expenses and taking a percentage of his winnings. Days after his controversial decision win, Ferrid Kheder posted on his Facebook page that Dwyer decided to overturn the fight result to a "No Contest" and suggested a five-round rematch, presumably in the same promotion.

Arrest, sexual abuse of minor, MFC termination, and prison sentence

Franca appeared to be back on track, winning at MFC 29 and being slotted in to fight

Drew Fickett Drew Fickett (born December 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, Fickett has also formerly competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM, Cage Rage, the XFC, ...

for the promotion's vacant lightweight championship at MFC 30 on June 10, 2011. Franca, however, turned himself in to Clackamas County Sheriff's officials in mid-May 2011 and was charged with multiple sexual battery charges. This was related to him sexually abusing a minor who was a student at his training facility in Clackamas, OR. MFC president Mark Pavelich then terminated Franca's contract on May 19, 2011, citing the arrest and Franca having fought two times outside of the organization, breaching his contract. Franca pleaded guilty to one count of attempted unlawful penetration and was sentenced to 42 months in

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; he was also sentenced to four and a half years probation after he serves his prison sentence and must register as a sex offender.

Return to MMA

Following his arrest and deportation to Brazil, Franca returned from a three-year retirement and faced Marcio Breno at Extreme Fighter: Nordeste on August 28, 2014. He lost the bout via first-round knockout.

Personal life

Franca and his wife have one son.Article detailing his upcoming fight with Sean Sherk at UFC 73
Franca lost his father when he was 14.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

World Extreme Cagefighting World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was mad ...

** WEC Lightweight Champion (One time; third) ***Two successful title defenses **Tied (

; Gabe Ruediger) for most consecutive successful defenses in the Lightweight division **Tied (

; Gabe Ruediger) for most successful defenses in the Lightweight division *

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** Fight of the Night (Three times) ** Submission of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards ***2006: Ranked #6 Submission of the Year *HOOKnSHOOT **HnS Featherweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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