Lucas Brennan
| Lucas Brennan | |
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| Other names | Skywalker |
Lucas Brennan (born June 3, 2000)[1] a.k.a Skywalker is an American mixed martial artist and jiujitsu practitioner. He is a five-time finalist in the Brazillian-Jiu-Jitsu world championships and a two-time world champion who is currently signed to Bellator MMA.[2]
Early life and education
Brennan was born in Irvine, California, in 2000, his family moved to Aubrey, Texas, later in 2006 where he was raised in North Texas. In 2011, Brennan began training in BJJ in middle school.[3] He is the son of American mixed martial artist Chris Brennan.[4][3][5][6][7]
Brennan graduated Cum Laude from Frisco High School, class of 2018.[8][9] He was formerly enrolled at the University of North Texas (UNT) in the College of Visual Arts and Design, before leaving to give full commitment to his already ongoing mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Prompted by his signing at age 19 with Bellator prior to his sophomore year.[3]
Career
Brennan made his amateur MMA debut on August 12, 2017. Brennan won his debut amateur bout in XKO with a third-round rear-naked choke against Christopher Williams (1-0), two months after turning 17 years old and prior to his senior year in high school.[1][10][11]
After winning his debut amateur MMA appearance, his next fight would not be until May 2018, which he won via a unanimous decision against Diara Culpepper (1-0) in the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA)..[12]
Brennan signed to LFA as their first-ever contracted amateur athlete at the time, but LFA would soon shift ownership, and Brennan returned to being a free agent.[13]
His final amateur fight was under the Tuff-N-Uff banner on June 07, 2019, winning a unanimous decision over Isaac Villegas (11-1) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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- ^ "Lucas Brennan Fight Results and History". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ a b c Baldwin, Nick (2019-11-08). "Lucas Brennan was born in the year 2000, yet somehow he's already made it to Bellator". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Bellator 282 adds undefeated Lucas Brennan to lineup in Connecticut". MMA Junkie. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Chris Brennan Interview - Evolving No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu & MMA". 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ BJJEE (2018-01-08). "LFA Signs Chris Brennan's 17 Year Old Son". Bjj Eastern Europe. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "LFA Signs 17-Year-Old Son of UFC and Pride Vet Chris Brennan | MMAWeekly.com". 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Introducing The Frisco High Graduating Class Of 2018". McKinney-Frisco, TX Patch. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Lucas Brennan on Hudl". Hudl. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Lucas Brennan Awarded First Ever Amateur Contract From LFA | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Carlson, Ollie (2019-11-07). "Bellator 233: The prospects to keep an eye on". thebodylockmma.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Lucas Brennan vs. Diara Culpepper, LFA 40 | MMA Bout". Tapology. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "LFA announces signing of 17-year-old Lucas Brennan, son of UFC, PRIDE vet Chris Brennan". MMA Junkie. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2022-12-21.