Lucas is a 9-time Black Belt World Champion and has won every major jiu-jitsu tournament in the world, a feat accomplished by only a handful of athletes in history. Lucas was also honored with the highest award bestowed by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation: induction into the Hall of Fame. He is now one of the only 30 athletes to hold the honor in the history of the sport.

Lucas is from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil and came to the US in 2009 to be an instructor at Alliance, New York City. After 3 years of instructing in New York, Lucas spent 2 years instructing at the Alliance US headquarters in Atlanta, GA, alongside Master Romero “Jacaré” Cavalcanti. Though not all great athletes make great instructors, Lucas’ instructor training grounds have been among the best in the world and his student’s successes are a testament to his teaching and coaching abilities. He has produced many World, Pan, and European medalists and people have moved from all over to train with Lucas full-time.