Jakarta's Finest Chasing Glory

Fighter profile of Lucas Traumen by Chris Karter

Lucas Traumen (23-2-0 MMA, 1-1 Combate) rebounded from his Combate debut with a knockout of the night performance against 34-year old Jacques Turcotte (37-24-0 MMA, 7-9 Combate) at C362: Duran vs Saitoh. Traumen wasted no time putting the pressure on the Canadian, who looked absolutely lethargic heading into the contest, and 10 punches to the head later and Turcotte's head was bouncing off the canvas merely 2 minutes and 54 seconds into the 1st round.

Traumen is set to take on Oscar "Carver" Blaydes (24-10-2 MMA, 4-1 Combate), the Brazilian favorite from Sao Paulo, in what is surely to be a number one contender bout between two of the top ranked lightweights in the world. Oscar is coming into the bout riding a 3 fight win streak, fresh off the most impressive victory of his career against former Combate champion Gunnar Bloodaxe (36-18-1 MMA, 10-3 Combate). Blaydes absolutely ragdolled Bloodaxe from start to finish, until the referee seen enough and waved the fight off 2 minutes and 36 seconds into the 3rd round. Even the blood-thirsty crowd was tired of watching Blaydes beat a defenseless opponent.

The striker from Jakarta entered Combate with a ton of hype and quite an extensive resume in the regional circuit, racking up an impressive 22 wins and 19 knockouts. He was an 11 time NYFN champion and perhaps the most beloved fighter in the Big Apple. His resume and reputation outside of Combate ultimately led to an instant title shot upon signing with the organization. Unfortunately due to a bad weight cut, Traumen was forced to fight Da Jiang (27-5-2 MMA, 11-4-2 Combate) on short notice for the vacant Lightweight championship. Ultimately he came up short, but impressed many with how close he came to tasting Combate gold and PPV glory.

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