Philipe Lins is a well-known Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He has been fighting in professional events since 2005. Lins fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship under the Heavyweight division. Philipe won the 2018 professional Fighters League heavyweight tournament. Lins is also the black belt holder in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Philipe Lins was born Luiz Philipe Lins Pimentel do Amaral on August 17, 1985, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. After his successful career, he rose to fame, so much about his early life is still under the light. Lins has not shared much about his education and academic career. Talking about his physical appearance, Philipe stands six feet and two inches tall and weighs 106 kg.
Philipe Lins has an estimated net worth of more than $1 Million. Lins is also very much private about his personal life. He has merely disclosed his earnings to the public. Last season, Philipe took home a salary of $167,000 from UFC matches.
As per sources, Philipe has a total disclosed earnings of $1,160,000. Lins must be making a handsome amount from his sponsorship and advertising deals. It's been more than fifteen years of his professional career, and he must have earned a good amount from his time in the Bellator Fighting and PFL.
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Philipe is an active social media user. Following his posts, it seems like Lins is a married man but is very skeptical about his relationship status. The boxer is a proud father of a daughter. He keeps sharing photos and videos of his daughter regularly in his timeline. To everyone's surprise, Lins has not shared a word about his wife or the biological mother of his daughter.
Philipe could be raising his daughter being a single father. He is very close to his daughter. His daughter has already started to follow in her father's footsteps and training combat.
Philipe made his professional debut in August 2005 in the match against Maurilio de Souza da Silva and won the game via TKO. He fought in four matches until September 2006 and won all of them. The boxer took a break from MMA fighting and spent his next five seasons in his home country. As per sources, Philipe was undefeated in his home country. Lins made his comeback in July 2011 and was ranked among the best-prospect in the Bellator.
Philipe lost his first professional match in July 2014 against Kelly Anundson via TKO at Bellator 122. He had ups and downs until 2017 and made his Heavyweight debut in PFL 4. In the next two matches, Lins won the quarterfinal, semi-final and then reached the 2018 PFL Heavyweight Tournament final. He eventually won the tournament against Josh Copeland.
Lins made his UFC debut in May 2020 against Andrei Arlovski and lost the game via unanimous decision. In June 2020, He lost his second match of the UFC against Tanner Boser. Philipe was set to face Ovince Saint Preuix in the UFC Fight Night 197, but some changes need to be made.
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