About Hector Lombard
Héctor Miguel Lombard Pedrosa, a professional mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, and former Olympic judoka, was born on February 2, 1978. His estimated net worth is $3 million. After competing in the middleweight and welterweight divisions of the UFC, Hector Lombard went on to win the first Middleweight World Championship in Bellator.
Whatever you want to say about the new breed of MMA fighters. You know, the person who rose to prominence in the sport without having studied any other martial arts. Despite this, most accomplished fighters still tend to have had successful beginnings in a particular branch of martial arts. Hector Lombard, a former Cuban Olympian in judo, is an example of this. He began his MMA career with a 5-0 record (including one no contest) before facing Akihiro Gono at PRIDE: Bushido 11 back in 2006. Coming from such a background evidently benefited as well. He fought, did he win? Yep. But anyone who witnessed it can attest to the fact that he controlled the early stages until he ran out of gas.
In fact, he won so convincingly that everyone who witnessed the battle that day had just one opinion of him. Lombard was a force to be feared. Later, the impression was confirmed. However, we’re moving too quickly.
Lombard was one of the uncommon young athletes in Cuba who deliberately went to a national academy in Havana, leaving behind his mother and father so that he could concentrate on judo, according to a Fight! Magazine story from June 2012. He learned about the connection between athletics and a better life at this time.
I always wanted to win, he stated, “My goal was always to win so that I could travel on the trips and see the different places,” Cuba is an island, therefore there is only so much you can see.
Lombard eventually joined the Cuban Olympic Judo Team for the 2000 Sydney Games, competing in the 160-pound division (73 kg). He received no award.
Lombard competed in the middleweight championship round of Bellator’s Season 1 Middleweight Tournament from April to June 2009. To win the first Bellator Middleweight Crown, he outpointed Virgil Lozano (KO), Damien Stelly (KO), and Jared Hess (TKO). Before joining the UFC, Lombard won five more fights for Bellator.
Despite being raised in judo, Lombard is renowned for being a superb first striker. He is a small yet extremely explosive individual. He also moves quickly, has a lot of KO power, and efficiently employs it. When standing, he is also technically sound and has some excellent hands.
In addition to the aforementioned, Lombard has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a 4th dan in judo. He is therefore extremely difficult to take down and possesses superb takedowns of his own, even though we haven’t seen many of them in the cage. Lombard is a very well-rounded mixed martial artist because he can also submit you.
- During the Sydney Olympics, Nicole, a British woman residing in Australia, was engaged to assist in managing some of the participating Olympic teams. Nicole and Lombard met back then, subsequently fell in love, and got hitched while visiting the nation again in 2001. Since then, Lombard hasn’t been back to Cuba.
- At UFC on FX, Hector Lombard KOs Rousimar Palhares in the opening frame. Pearson v. Sotiropoulos: Lombard defeated a talented grappler by avoiding Palhares’ attempts to take him down and pounding him severely on the ground. Given his losing performance in his first UFC bout against Tim Boetsch, it was a major victory for him.
- At Bellator 34, Lombard wins by unanimous decision over Alexander Shlemenko. Lombard was able to successfully defend his Bellator Middleweight Championship by overcoming a highly skilled striker in Shlemenko.
- At Bellator 12, Lombard finishes Jared Hess via technical knockout, giving him his greatest success to date: the Bellator Middleweight Championship belt.
The second match of Lombard’s bare knuckle boxing career in 2020 took place at BKFC 12, when he took on fellow UFC veteran Kendall Grove. He was knocked out in the opening round of the fight. Hector Lombard’s net worth is projected to reach $3 million as of 2023.
