Hector Lombard Wins In Bare Knuckle FC Debut

Former Bellator champion Hector Lombard finally got back to winning ways last night. The 42-year-old fight veteran picked up a unanimous decision victory over David Mundell in his Bare Knuckle FC debut. Lombard’s main event win at BKFC 10 at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center snapped the six-fight losing streak that brought his UFC […]

Former Bellator champion Hector Lombard finally got back to winning ways last night. The 42-year-old fight veteran picked up a unanimous decision victory over David Mundell in his Bare Knuckle FC debut.

Lombard’s main event win at BKFC 10 at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center snapped the six-fight losing streak that brought his UFC career to an end. The Cuban-Australian fighters unanimous decision victory came by scores of 49-46, 48-47, and 48-47 in a cruiserweight bout which was his first win since beating Jake Shields in March 2014.

Speaking post-fight Lombard was happy to get the win and experience a new type of fighting under the BKFC banner.

“I was aggressive, and I
scored the points,” Lombard said after the bout. “He was backing up the whole
time, but my hat off to him. I never thought it was going to be that tough, but
he put up a good fight.

“I wanted to be in bare knuckle because I wanted the experience, and now I have it,” he continued. “I’m pretty sure I have to change my gameplan and some little things, but it was an amazing experience.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)

BKFC 10 Results

Hector
Lombard def. David Mundell via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

Jim
Alers def. Kaleb Harris via majority decision (47-47, 50-44, 48-46)

Luis
Palamino def. Elvin Brito via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

Ulysses
Diaz def. Brian Maxwell via TKO in Round 1

Dat
Nguyen def. Abdiel Valazquez via KO in Round 1

Gustavo
Trujillo def. Lorenzo Hunt via TKO in Round 1

Francesco
Ricchi def. Fred Pierce via TKO in Round 1

Travis
Thompson def. Joshua Boudreaux via TKO in Round 2

Reggie
Barnett Jr. def. Matt Murphy via TKO in Round 2

Should Hector Lombard continue in bare knuckle boxing or return to mixed martial arts?

UFC & Bellator Veteran Hector Lombard Signs With BKFC

Hector Lombard is making his way to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. In a press release, BKFC revealed that Lombard is the latest addition to the promotion’s roster. Lombard had been teasing a move to BKFC in an Instagram post this past summer…

Hector Lombard is making his way to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. In a press release, BKFC revealed that Lombard is the latest addition to the promotion’s roster. Lombard had been teasing a move to BKFC in an Instagram post this past summer. Here’s what Lombard said in the press release regarding his decision to sign […]

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Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard Added to UFC São Paulo

UFC Fight Night 137 will see another Brazil native perform in front of his country with former middleweight title challenger Thales Leites going one on one with fellow UFC veteran Hector Lombard, according to multiple sources. 36-year old Thales Leites…

UFC Fight Night 137 will see another Brazil native perform in front of his country with former middleweight title challenger Thales Leites going one on one with fellow UFC veteran Hector Lombard, according to multiple sources. 36-year old Thales Leites has shared the Octagon with the very best: gladiators the likes of Michael Bisping, Gegard […]

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Hector Lombard Addresses DQ Loss At UFC 222

There was some drama coming out the latest UFC pay-per-view event involving MMA Veteran Hector Lombard. As seen on the preliminary card of Saturday’s (March 3, 2018) UFC 222 event on pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, there was some controversy. Lombard feels the referee made the wrong call to disqualify him […]

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There was some drama coming out the latest UFC pay-per-view event involving MMA Veteran Hector Lombard.

As seen on the preliminary card of Saturday’s (March 3, 2018) UFC 222 event on pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, there was some controversy. Lombard feels the referee made the wrong call to disqualify him during his bout against CB Dollaway on FOX Sports 1.

Now, Lombard plans to file an appeal for the decision to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

If you recall, Lombard was declared the loser by disqualification when Dollaway was cracked with a pair of punches that landed following the bell for the end of the first round.

This led to the referee stopping the fight as Dolloway was out of it and didn’t know what happened.

Lombard went on record after the event while speaking with the media that he was merely defending himself against an attack from Dollaway that came at the bell.

He believes the decision by the judges should be overturned.

“I feel like it should be a no contest,” Lombard told MMAjunkie on Sunday. I don’t see why (Dollaway) gets the win,” he said. “There’s a rule that you protect yourself at all times during the fight. If he throws a kick at me, I’m going to throw back.”

“I don’t see why (Dollaway) gets the win,” he said. “There’s a rule that you protect yourself at all times during the fight. If he throws a kick at me, I’m going to throw back. I don’t think I did anything wrong, and I don’t feel like I have to apologize to anybody,” Lombard said. “I just feel like he didn’t want to fight, and that’s not on me.”

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Hector Lombard Doesn’t Agree With UFC 222 Loss, Plans to Appeal

Hector Lombard intends on appealing his UFC 222 loss to C.B. Dollaway. Controversy marred Lombard vs. Dollaway inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the horn sounded to signal the end of the opening frame, Lombard landed punches on Doll…

Hector Lombard intends on appealing his UFC 222 loss to C.B. Dollaway. Controversy marred Lombard vs. Dollaway inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the horn sounded to signal the end of the opening frame, Lombard landed punches on Dollaway. “The Doberman” was unable to continue and Lombard was disqualified. While it is […]

CB Dollaway Suing Hotel After Elevator Malfunction Caused Him Permanent Damage

UFC middleweight CB Dollaway was set to fight Francimar Barraso at UFC 203 in September of 2016 when an elevator he was in at the Wyndham Hotel in Cleveland malfunctioned, causing him permanent damage. Dollaway (16-8) spoke with MMA Fighting about being sidelined for the majority of the last 17 months due to this incident, and […]

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UFC middleweight CB Dollaway was set to fight Francimar Barraso at UFC 203 in September of 2016 when an elevator he was in at the Wyndham Hotel in Cleveland malfunctioned, causing him permanent damage.

Dollaway (16-8) spoke with MMA Fighting about being sidelined for the majority of the last 17 months due to this incident, and how he is pursuing a lawsuit against the hotel due to the injuries suffered, which he says are permanent:

“There’s permanent damage. There’s no way to — it’s irreversible, essentially. I could go try to do a surgery or something, but my doctors have been like, ‘Yeah, I wouldn’t recommend it,’ because they don’t know how that’s going to turn out. So it just is what it is, you know?”

Dollaway did compete against Ed Herman last July, but back injuries plagued him after that fight. It will have been almost nine months since he’s last stepped in the cage when he fights Hector Lombard at UFC 222 in March.

Dollaway was preparing for a light heavyweight fight when the hotel incident forced him out of UFC 203, but his time spent sidelined with injuries has forced him back to middleweight.

However, the 34-year-old isn’t ruling out another attempt at light heavyweight in the future:

“It just depends if I put the size back on, which, I imagine I will. It’s just going to take a little time. Putting on 10 or 15 pounds of muscle, it’s hard, especially with high cardio and everything we do,” Dollaway said. “But yeah, I fought that fight there (in July) and I just didn’t feel the same as I did before. Like, when I had originally moved up, I felt big, strong, I feel good. Then this time when I went in there, I didn’t feel like myself at that weight, so I was like it’s probably better to go back down to middleweight.

“I just want to make sure I’m healthy. At the end of the day, I’m not going to walk away from this sport with millions and millions of dollars, most likely, so you’ve got to make sure your body’s good when you leave the sport. I’m not going to rush back in and get permanently injured even more, so I’ve got to look out for myself a little bit.

“When you walk away (from the sport), are you going to be able to function? At the end of the day, I want to make sure I can still live a decent life when I’m done with it.”

How do you expect Dollaway to look against Lombard next month? Will the time off due to injuries affect his performance?

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