| Renê Nazare | |
| Other Names: | The Brazilian Bomber |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Weight: | 155lb |
| Weight Class: | Lightweight |
| Fighting Out Of: | Ithaca, New York |
| Team: | Team Bomb Squad |
| Rank: | black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years Active: | 2004-present |
| Mma Kowin: | 4 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 2 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 2 |
| Url: | Homepage (web.archive.org) |
| Sherdog: | 41404 |
Renê Nazare-Azevedo, also known as simply Nazare, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who previously competed Bellator's Lightweight division.
Nazare is an MMA competitor and was previously a jiu-jitsu Instructor at Team Bombsquad. For twelve years, he dedicated himself to the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Rene expressed talent and interest in jiu-jitsu at a young age and studied under 3rd degree black belt instructor, Rodrigo Antonio Garcia Da Silva.[1]
As an experienced fighter for Nova Uniao Jiu-Jitsu Club and Club Feijao Jiu-Jitsu, four time medalist, and a nine year veteran instructor, Rene operates his own jiu-jitus gym in Warrington, Pennsylvania.
Nazare made his professional mixed martial arts debut in May 2004 where he defeated Thiago Cabelo at Body Fight 1 by TKO (Punches) in round 1. He then went on to win his next 6 fights to get him a fight in Bellator.
In his Bellator debut, he fought PRIDE veteran Luiz Azeredo at Bellator 39 and won by TKO.[2]
On April 27, 2011, it was announced that Bellator signed him and he will take place in the upcoming Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.[3] He faced Ricardo Tirloni in the opening round of the tournament on October 19, 2012 at Bellator 77. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
|-|Loss|align=center|10–3| Ricardo Tirloni|Submission (D'arce choke)|Bellator 77||align=center|2|align=center|1:14| Reading, Pennsylvania, United States|Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal|-|Loss|align=center|10–2| Thiago Michel|Decision (split)|Bellator 62||align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Laredo, Texas, United States|Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal|-|Loss|align=center|10–1| Jacob Kirwan|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 54 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–0| Juan Barrantes|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Bellator 48 ||align=center|2|align=center|5:00| Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–0| Kalvin Hackney|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Bellator 45 ||align=center|1|align=center|4:44| Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–0| Luiz Azeredo|TKO (arm injury)|Bellator 39 ||align=center|1|align=center|5:00| San Jacinto, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–0| Jeff Anderson|Submission (rear-naked choke)|CFX 13: Rumble in the Jungle 5 ||align=center|1|align=center|2:06| Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0| Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov|Submission (armbar)|FFP: Untamed 29 ||align=center|1|align=center|3:07| Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0| Anthony Leate|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Reality Fighting: Throwdown ||align=center|1|align=center|2:51| Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0| Brian McLaughlin|Decision (split)|Reality Fighting: Apocalypse ||align=center|3|align=center|3:00| Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0| Vincent Sylvestre|TKO (punches)|FFP: Untamed 25 ||align=center|1|align=center|4:03| Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0| Steve Barnett|Decision (unanimous)|Reality Fighting: Collision||align=center|5|align=center|5:00| Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0| Thiago Cabelo|TKO (punches)|Body Fight 1 ||align=center|1|align=center|1:45| Maringá, Brazil|