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Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa (born 13 February 1992), commonly known as Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor.

Having conquered nearly every major title in the sport; being a World and Pan American champion (Gi and No-Gi), European Open and Asian IBJJF champion as well as a two-time ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medalist, Barbosa is regarded as one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu athletes of his generation.

Background

Lucas Daniel Barbosa was born on 13 February 1992, in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.[3] He took up martial arts at the age of 10, starting with Taekwondo then Judo and Muay Thai.[1] At 15 Barbosa began Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under various coaches from Diego Lopes to Cristiano Carioca and André Galvão.[4] After being promoted to purple belt, Barbosa moved to Rio to train at Márcio Rodrigues's academy, receiving the nickname "Hulk" from his training partners.[4]

Grappling career

Barbosa was awarded his Brown Belt in BJJ by Fabiano and Márcio Rodrigues.[1][3] It was at Brown Belt that Barbosa's grappling career took off.[1][3] In 2014, he was involved with "THE TEAM" in 2014, a web series developed by Copa Podio, a sports league that showed BJJ competitions on television.[1][3] Barbosa's strong performance earned him a spot later that year at the competition's main which was on Pay-per-view.[1][3]

In 2015, Barbosa won the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a Brown Belt.[5] As a result, Fabiano awarded Barbosa his Black Belt in BJJ.[1][3][5]

Shortly afterwards, Barbosa moved to San Diego, California, to join Atos Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão.[1][3][5] Since moving to Atos Jiu-Jitsu, Barbosa has won most major BJJ tournaments at Black Belt level including the World Championship and the World No-GI Championship.[1][3][5][6][7] He also is a multiple-time medalist at the ADCC World Championship.[1][3][5][6][7]

2020

Barbosa was invited to compete in the Third Coast Grappling grand prix 6 on 12 September 2020.[8] He withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons.[9] He was matched at the promotion's next event instead, in a superfight against Guilherme Augusto. Barbosa won a unanimous decision against Augusto at the event on 26 September 2020.[10]

Barbosa represented ATOS in a team-grappling event at Subversiv 4 on 31 October 2020.[11] He led his team to victory in the tournament, defeating all four of his opponents on the night.[12]

2021

Barbosa was invited to compete in a heavyweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 5 on 6 February 2021.[13] He defeated Yuri Simões on points in the first round but lost a decision to Gutemberg Pereira in the semi-final.[14] Barbosa then led ATOS once again at Subversiv 5 on 1 May 2021.[15] Barbosa once again won all of his matches and ATOS won the tournament for the second time.[16]

Barbosa competed in the main event of Fight 2 Win 174 against Aaron 'Tex' Johnson on 18 June 2021, and lost a decision.[17] On 26 June 2021, he defeat Matheus Diniz on points at BJJ Stars 6.[18] He was then invited to compete in the first Road to ADCC event on 17 July 2021, against William Tackett.[19] Barbosa managed to score thirty-four points against Tackett during their match and won by a wide margin.[20]

Barbosa then competed in a no gi grand prix at BJJ Bet 2 on 1 August 2021, and defeated all three of his opponents to win the tournament.[21] He was then invited to compete in the main event of BJJ Stars 7 against UFC veteran Gilbert Burns on 6 November 2021, and he submitted Burns with a rear-naked choke.[22] Barbosa competed in the inaugural Raw Grappling Championship event on 12 November 2021, in a superfight against Gerard Labinski, submitting him with an armbar.[23]

2022

Barbosa competed in a middleweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 8 on 15 February 2022, and defeated his first two opponents before losing to Micael Galvão in the final.[24] He was then invited to compete in the 2022 ADCC World Championship as a result of winning a medal at the event in 2019.[25] He defeated Santeri Lilius, Josh Hinger, and Vagner Rocha before losing to Giancarlo Bodoni in the final and earning a silver medal.[26]

2023

Barbosa competed in the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con International on 1 September 2023 and won gold medals in both the heavyweight and absolute gi divisions.[27] He returned to compete in the no gi edition of the event later that day, winning a silver medal at heavyweight and a bronze medal in the absolute division.[28]

Barbosa was scheduled to challenge Gordon Ryan for the WNO heavyweight title at Who's Number One 21: Ryan v Barbosa on 30 November 2023.[29] Ryan later withdrew from the match due to a rib injury,[30] and was replaced by his teammate Giancarlo Bodoni.[31] Barbosa lost the match by judge's decision.[32]

2024

Barbosa competed against AJ Agazarm at Pit Submission Series 5 on May 30, 2024.[33] He won the match by decision.[34]

Barbosa was due to compete at EBI 21: The Absolutes on June 2, 2024.[35] He later withdrew from the event and was replaced by Brandon George.[36]

Barbosa will compete in the -80kg division at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational on August 16-17, 2024[37][38]

Mixed martial arts career

Barbosa made his debut in 2011 where he lost a split decision against Geydson Cardoso.[5]

In 2012, Barbosa faced Tiago Sena twice, winning by Submission and then TKO.[5]

In 2020, Barbosa stated in an interview that he planned to return to MMA due to financial incentives as well as seeking more challenges.[6] He reiterated this in 2021, announcing his intention to return by the end of the year.[39]

In February 2022, it was announced that Barbosa was scheduled to fight Troy Green at the PFL Challenger Series 2.[5] However Green withdrew from the fight and no replacement was found.[40]

In August 2022, it was announced that Barbosa was scheduled to fight Elmar Umarov at PFL 7.[7] However Umarov withdrew due to illness.[41]

Barbosa faced Itso Babulaidze at PFL Challenger Series 9 on 27 January 2023.[41] After a strong start, Barbosa faded as the bout went and he lost the bout via unanimous decision.[42][43]

Championships and accomplishments

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

List of achievements at black belt level:[1]

List of achievements in lower belts divisions:[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches 2 wins 2 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 0 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–2 Itso Babulaidze Decision (unanimous) PFL Challenger Series 9 27 January 2023 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 2–1 Tiago Sena TKO (punches) Roraima Show Fight 10 11 August 2012 1 3:50 Boa Vista, Brazil
Win 1–1 Tiago Sena Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Roraima Show Fight 9 15 April 2012 2 0:00 Boa Vista, Brazil
Loss 0–1 Geydson Manfrinny Cardoso Decision (split) Boa Vista Combat 2 11 September 2011 3 5:00 Boa Vista, Brazil Welterweight (170 lb) debut.

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Reyson Gracie → Osvaldo Alves → Pascoal Duarte → Diego Lopes → André Fabiano → Lucas Barbosa

Notes

  1. ^ Closed bracket with teammate
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Weight and absolute
  3. ^ a b c d e f Absolute

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