Héctor Lombard (born 2 February 1978) is a Cuban-Australian professional mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, and former Olympic judoka who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle FC.
Lombard was born in Cuba and represented his nation of birth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in lightweight division of the Judo competition, a sport in which he is a fourth degree black belt.
[6] While in Australia, he met his future wife and the two decided to settle on the Gold Coast,[7] where he began training with renowned kickboxer Nathan Corbett at Five Rings Dojo.
Marcus "Conan" Silveira (ATT Head Coach) awarded Lombard with a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu following his victory at CFC 12.
[citation needed] Lombard headlined the first Cage Fighting Championship show on 28 July 2007, where he fought top Australian fighter Kyle Noke.
On 23 November 2007, Lombard defeated French kickboxer and actor, Jean-François Lénogue to be the CFC Middleweight Champion.
[13] Lombard next successfully defended his belt against UFC veteran Joe Doerksen at CFC 16 on 25 March 2011.
Lombard was scheduled to compete for the promotion at UFC 78, but was forced to withdraw due to visa issues.
[15] He fought and defeated Virgil Lozano and Damien Stelly to make it to the finals and fight for the first Bellator Middleweight Championship belt.
Lombard defeated Jared Hess via doctor stoppage in the fourth round to win the middleweight title.
[24] In turn, Lombard was pulled from the card and instead faced Tim Boetsch on 21 July 2012 at UFC 149, replacing an injured Michael Bisping.
[citation needed] Lombard was defeated by Yushin Okami at UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann on 3 March 2013.
[citation needed] Lombard was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim on 23 August 2014 at UFC Fight Night 48.
[34] However, on 10 February, the UFC indicated that both participants had been removed from the card and that the pairing had been scrapped as both fighters are expected to be rebooked against a new opponent.
[35][36] On 23 March 2015, it was announced that Lombard had been suspended for one year (retroactive to 3 January) and fined his original $53,000 win bonus, plus one-third of the rest of his purse, which included $53,000 in show money, and had his win over Josh Burkman overturned to a no contest by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NSAC) for failing his UFC 182 drug test.
In addition to his suspension, fine, and overturning of the win, he also must pass a drug test prior to getting re-licensed by the NSAC.
[55] The result was later overturned to a win (submission to punches) for Lombard due to Sarro visibly tapping at the end of the bout.
[60] In the sophomore bout of his bare knuckle boxing tenure, Lombard faced fellow UFC veteran Kendall Grove at BKFC 12 on 11 September 2020.