BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » luiz de franca https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 UFC Fight Night 36′s Lyoto Machida comments on recent MMA murders in Brazil https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-36s-lyoto-machida-comments-on-recent-mma-murders-in-brazil.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-36s-lyoto-machida-comments-on-recent-mma-murders-in-brazil.html#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:16:05 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-36s-lyoto-machida-comments-on-recent-mma-murders-in-brazil.html A pair of killings in the Brazilian city of Natal have shaken the MMA community. Over two days, fighters Luiz de Franca  and Guilherme Matos Rodrigues  have been gunned down in the coastal city, which next month hosts UFC Fight Night 38. In advance of his headlining fight Saturday with Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 36, Lyoto Machida  was asked for his thoughts on the crimes, which remain unsolved and reportedly were labeled as “honor killings” by authorities. “I think people need to understand (the situation),” Machida (20-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC), who faces Mousasi (34-3-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, told MMAjunkie Radio

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-36s-lyoto-machida-comments-on-recent-mma-murders-in-brazil.html/feed 0 Suspect questioned in murder of Brazilian MMA fighter and teacher Luiz de Franca https://www.badmma.com/suspect-questioned-in-murder-of-brazilian-mma-fighter-and-teacher-luiz-de-franca.html https://www.badmma.com/suspect-questioned-in-murder-of-brazilian-mma-fighter-and-teacher-luiz-de-franca.html#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:16:26 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/suspect-questioned-in-murder-of-brazilian-mma-fighter-and-teacher-luiz-de-franca.html A suspect has been questioned in the death of MMA fighter and teacher Luiz de Franca , who was gunned down Monday in his school, Alta Performance Academia in Natal, Brazil. Natal police chief Silvio Fernando told Globo that a police officer suspected of the killing gave an incriminating statement, but did not say whether charges had been filed. Iranildo Felix, a lieutenant in the military police, couldn’t account for his activity Monday and had a “weak” alibi during questioning, said Fernando, who works out of Natal’s Cidade Satelite zone. Franca, 25, was hit multiple times by a .40-caliber pistol from an assailant alleged to be a former student of the academy, which is an affiliate of famed Brazilian MMA team Nova Uniao. UFC fighters Renan Barao, Ronny Markes, Jussier Formiga and Claudia Gadelha are among those who hail from Kimura Nova Uniao. Two weeks prior, the student had been expelled from the academy for getting into street fights, said Nova Uniao head trainer Andre Pederneiras.

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