Marcos Galvao
| Marcos Galvão | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 23, 1982 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Other names | Lôro |
| Residence | Long Island City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight (formerly) Bantamweight (2011-present) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay-Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Queens, New York, United States |
| Team | Long Island MMA |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under André Pederneiras |
| Years active | 2003 - Present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 13 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://marcoslorobjj.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Marcos Galvão (born June 23, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and is the former Bellator Bantamweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2003, Galvão peaked at a global ranking of No. 2 among Bantamweights in August 2007 and has also formerly competed for the WEC, Shooto, and Jungle Fight. Galvao's nickname "Louro" means "blonde" in Portuguese, because he often dyes his hair this color.
Marcos Galvão was born and raised in the city of Manaus located in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Marcos began practicing Judo when he was 11 years old before transitioning into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu shortly after, training under Master Nonato Machado until moving to Rio de Janeiro at the age of 13. It was in Rio de Janeiro where Lôro started training heavily in Mixed Martial Arts and where he received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the hands of Nova União founder André Pederneiras who would be his coach for the most part of his career. It was under Dedé's guidance that Lôro started making a mark in the sports lower ranks, earning a few very important titles in the blue, purple and brown belt divisions, including an impressive world title at brown belt at the age of 16, being one of the youngest competitors to ever win the competition at the brown belt level. In 2003 Marcos was awarded his black belt, and shortly after he started pursuing a career in mixed martial arts. After a good start fighting in organizations like Shooto and traveling to Japan where he amounted wins that carried him to the WEC (considered at the time, the prime organization for MMA lighter weight competitors), Galvão hit a rough slope, and lost two fights on a row at the WEC. That was when his good friend Vitor Ribeiro invited Galvão to come to New York and start training with him, Lôro gladly accepted the offer and moved to the United States, where he trained full-time. Lôro thrived in this new environment that coupled with his determination, and dedication to the sport, earned him a Bellator Bantamweight Tournament win, after a few Grappler Quest and NAGA competitions and wins, plus wins in Washington Combat and the New Jersey based organization Ring of Combat, where he won the Featherweight championship title. After a few hurdles in his career, injuries, including facing-off against one of his teammates, and deciding to change teams due to training difficulties, Lôro defeated Joe Warren and earned the Bellator Bantamweight title.
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