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Lucas Rezende
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.

‘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
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
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
BJJ champ Gabi Garcia accuses husband of domestic violence
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 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 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 $2 million Francis Ngannou sweepstakes? Former UFC champion wants in
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.
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
Alexander Volkanovski won’t wait for Makhachev rematch
Volkanovski not waiting for Makhachev rematch.
Alexander Volkanovski would prefer to stay active.
Lucas Rezende | May 15
UFC’s top heavyweight prospect calls out Tai Tuivasa for fight in Brazil, aims for 2024 title shot
Almeida eyeing 2024 title shot, Tuivasa fight
Jailton Almeida looks to be the best new talent in the UFC's heavyweight division and he's looking for a quick path to the belt.
Lucas Rezende | May 15
Johnny Walker hopes beating Anthony Smith doesn’t result in retirement
Johnny Walker believes Anthony Smith still has a couple of good years left
Johnny Walker believes Anthony Smith, who he defeated at UFC on ABC 4, still has a couple of good years left.
Lucas Rezende | May 15
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