Lucas Rezende

Lucas Rezende is a Brazilian journalist and writer from Belem, Para. He has been covering MMA since 2012 and contributing with Bloody Elbow since March 2015. When not writing, Lucas also teaches English. In his free time, he enjoys reading, slapping the bass guitar and traveling.

‘Nah bro, f–k yous’ – Pros react, disagree with Albazi’s close split decision win vs. Kara-France at UFC main event

Pro fighters react, disagree with Albazi's main event win over Kara-France

Amir Albazi defeated Kai-Kara France at UFC Vegas 74. On Twitter, pro fighters did not agree with the scorecards.

Lucas Rezende | June 4

‘I was harmed by others’ – After 1-year USADA ban, UFC welterweight says he has ‘clean conscience’ upon return

‘I was harmed’ - After USADA ban, UFC fighter says he has 'clean conscience' upon return

Elizeu Zaleski still blames his lab for the contamination that led to his USADA ban.

Lucas Rezende | June 2

American Top Team was ‘really surprised’ by teammates hit in PFL doping scandal

PFL doping scandal left teammates shocked at American Top Team

American Top Team's Phillipe Lins was shocked to see teammates Thiago Santos and Krysztof Jotko fail doping tests.

Lucas Rezende | June 1

Sean Strickland: Israel Adesanya fight ‘needs to happen’ with win over unranked prospect

Strickland: 'I should be the one fighting Izzy'

Sean Strickland is set to face Abusupiyan Magomedov in July, but has his eyes on Israel Adesanya.

Lucas Rezende | June 1

Mackenzie Dern ‘unleashed anger’ of bitter divorce and custody battle in UFC Octagon

Dern 'unleashed anger' of bitter divorce and custody battle on Hill

Mackenzie Dern was facing serious personal problems ahead of her fight against Angela Hill.

Lucas Rezende | June 1

‘Secret juice’ – Paulo Costa called out by UFC rival after training camp dust-up

'Secret juice' – Paulo Costa called out after training camp dust-up

Paulo Costa, Diego Ferreira and the many finishes of Jungle Fight 116 are just some of the highlights of this week's Brazil Beat.

Lucas Rezende | June 1

Dana White slammed his fight, UFC LHW says he was just ‘having fun’

Johnny Walker speaks his mind on recent criticism from Dana White

Dana White was not happy with one of his UFC light heavyweights recently. That fighter has responded to criticism of his performance.

Lucas Rezende | May 31

PFL champ calls Kayla Harrison ‘pretty disrespectful’ for chasing Cris Cyborg

PFL champ thinks it's 'pretty disrespectul' for Kayla Harisson to chase Cris Cyborg in Bellator

Larissa Pacheco would prefer it if Kayla Harrison stayed in the PFL for a superfight.

Lucas Rezende | May 31

Ex-UFC champ 100% confident Jailton Almeida should be favored over Tai Tuivasa

Ex-UFC champ 100% confident Almeida should be favored over Tuivasa

Ex-champ Junior dos Santos sees Jailton Almeida making it all the way to UFC gold.

Lucas Rezende | May 31

‘Heroin addict’ – Conor McGregor Tweets and deletes shot at UFC’s KO king

'Heroin addict' - McGregor Tweets and deletes shot at KO king

Conor McGregor took his rivalry with Matt Brown to another level in a now deleted tweet.

Lucas Rezende | May 30

Gabi Garcia accuses husband of domestic violence

Gabi Garcia accused her husband of physically abusing her and making death threats to her family.

Lucas Rezende | May 30

Champ addresses PFL’s doping scandal, claims their testing is as strict as UFC’s

Champ addresses PFL doping scandal, claims their testing is as strict as UFC's

Larissa Pacheco gives some insight on the PFL anti-doping testing process.

Lucas Rezende | May 30

Amanda Nunes happier without Julianna Pena at UFC 289

Amanda Nunes suggests that Irene Aldana was the original opponent for UFC 289 until Julianna Pena intervened.

Lucas Rezende | May 29

Newly ranked ‘Action Man’ still trying to figure out ‘correct’ UFC middleweight body

UFC middleweight not going back to 170: 'God, that was so bad'

Chris Curtis prefers to struggle with size disavantadge in the UFC middleweight division.

Lucas Rezende | May 29

UFC 292 title challenger has ‘surprise in store’ for the champion: ‘A lot of new things will come’

Title challenger has 'surprise in store' for champion at UFC 292

Amanda Lemos bets on a surprising gameplan to beat Weili Zhang at UFC 292.

Lucas Rezende | May 28

Randy Couture reveals PFL’s expansion plans, closing deal with ‘royal family’

Randy Couture shares plans to expand PFL to the Middle East

Randy Couture and the PFL have big plans for expansion.

Lucas Rezende | May 27

Dana White opens up on 'tough' Paulo Costa negotiations

Dana White talks negotiations with Paulo Costa ahead of UFC 291.

Lucas Rezende | May 26

Ray Longo pulls no punches on Aljamain Sterling’s ‘crazy’ style

Longo pulls no punches on Sterling's 'crazy' style

Ray Longo praises Aljamain Sterling for being himself in the Octagon and making it work.

Lucas Rezende | May 26

‘I don’t believe they’ll ever fight’ – Cejudo dismisses Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou beef

'I don’t believe they’ll ever fight' - Cejudo dismisses Jones vs. Ngannou

Henry Cejudo shares his views on a potential superfight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou.

Lucas Rezende | May 26

Ralph Gracie shares prison story about pissing off Mexican gang member

Ralph Gracie shares scary story about time he was in prison with a Mexican gang member

Ralph Gracie's prison tales, a disgruntled manager, the return of medieval MMA and much more on the Brazil Beat.

Lucas Rezende | May 25

‘It ain’t f—ing science’ – Sean O’Malley not buying Sterling claims; Aljamain responds with receipts

It ain't science - O'Malley not buying Sterling claims; Aljamain responds with receipts

Sean O'Malley won't accept Aljamain Sterling's claims so far away from their title fight.

Lucas Rezende | May 24

Former TUF foe sees edge for Conor McGregor in 5-round bout vs. Michael Chandler

Former TUF foe explains edge for McGregor over Chandler in 5 round fight

Urijah Faber gives a slight edge to Conor McGregor over Michael Chandler.

Lucas Rezende | May 23

UFC fighters stepped up for Vinicius Jr when soccer fans felt free to get racist

UFC stars had Vini Jr's back when racist fans turned on him

UFC fighters backed Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr. when he came under racist attack in Spain.

Lucas Rezende | May 22

Who wins $2M Ngannou sweepstakes? Former UFC champ wants in

Former UFC champion Junior dos Santos eyes a rematch against Francis Ngannou.

Lucas Rezende | May 22

UFC Vegas 73 – Pros react to Mackenzie Dern’s dominant win over Hill: ‘Dern looked ferocious ‘

Pro fighters reacted to Mackenzie Dern's win over Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 73.

Lucas Rezende | May 20

‘They have always disrespected me’ – Angela Hill tired of ‘bullsh-t’ UFC rankings

Angela Hill tired of 'bullsh-t' rankings system

UFC strawweight Angela Hill shared some thoughts ahead of UFC Vegas 73.

Lucas Rezende | May 19

Former UFC contender regrets staying loyal to Anderson Silva

Loyalty to Anderson Silva kept me from UFC title says former 185 contender: 'I should have left'

UFC champions Anderson Silva, Amanda Nunes, flashy knockouts and much more on this week's Brazil Beat.

Lucas Rezende | May 18

Pro fighters react to Francis Ngannou’s ‘huge’ PFL contract: ‘Singular vision for greatness’

'Greatness' - Pro fighters react to Francis Ngannou's 'huge' PFL contract

Pro fighters shared their views on Francis Ngannou's PFL deal.

Lucas Rezende | May 16

MMA legend Wanderlei Silva goes broke gambling on soccer, asks fans to send money: ‘We were winning’

Wanderlei asks fans for money to pay gambling debt

MMA legend Wanderlei Silva made some unfortunate decisions during a soccer match.

Lucas Rezende | May 16

Kron Gracie took ‘bad advice’ at UFC 288, to ‘please the jiu jitsu community’

Kron blames 'bad advice' for UFC 288

Kron Gracie breaks silence on his strange performance against Charles Jourdain at UFC 288. And why it won't happen again.

Lucas Rezende | May 16