Mauricio Rua "Shogun"

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Record: 18 - 4 - 0
Weight: 201 lbs
Age: 28

Mauricio Milani "Shogun" Rua (born November 25, 1981 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a mixed martial arts fighter, and the winner of the PRIDE Fighting Championships' 2005 Middleweight (205lb) Grand Prix. He is known for his aggressive fighting style and for his extreme versatility. He has received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nino Schembr. Mauricio is the younger brother of Murilo "Ninja" Rua.

Rua began training martial arts with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of six and Muay Thai at seven, at which he became 10-0. He was very successful in BJJ championships at the Blue and Purple belt level. Rua followed his older brother's footsteps after Murilo started training in Muay Thai with the Chute Boxe Academy. In addition to Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he also currently trains in wrestling and western boxing.

Recent Mauricio Rua News

Date		Title
03/11/2010	UFC	Shinzo Machida talks MMA future; training brother Lyoto for upcoming rematch with "Shogun" Rua
02/09/2010	UFC	UFC Light Heavyweight Forecast
01/18/2010	UFC	Lyoto Machida: "My fight with Shogun may be postponed."
12/08/2009	UFC	Lyoto Machida reflects on Rua fight; starts training in January
11/20/2009	UFC	Shogun Rua: "I want to fight Lyoto as soon as possible."
11/18/2009	UFC	Lyoto Machida vs. Maurico "Shogun" Rua II in the works for May 1
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Mauricio Rua Fight Results

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round
Loss	Lyoto Machida	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun	10/24/2009	5
Win	Chuck Liddell	TKO (Punches)	UFC 97 - Redemption	04/18/2009	1
Win	Mark Coleman	TKO (Punches)	UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson	01/17/2009	3
Loss	Forrest Griffin	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 76 - Knockout	09/22/2007	3
Win	Alistair Overeem	KO (Punches)	PRIDE 33 - Second Coming	02/24/2007	1
Win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Shockwave 2006	12/31/2006	3
Win	Kevin Randleman	Submission (Kneebar)	PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal	10/21/2006	1
Win	Cyrille Diabate	TKO (Stomps)	PRIDE - Final Conflict Absolute	09/10/2006	1
Loss	Mark Coleman	TKO (Broken Arm)	PRIDE 31 - Dreamers	02/26/2006	1
Win	Ricardo Arona	KO (Punches)	PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005	08/28/2005	1
Win	Alistair Overeem	TKO (Punches)	PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005	08/28/2005	1
Win	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Critical Countdown 2005	06/26/2005	3
Win	Quinton Jackson	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	PRIDE - Total Elimination 2005	04/23/2005	1
Win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (Stomp)	PRIDE 29 - Fists Of Fire	02/20/2005	1
Win	Yasuhito Namekawa	TKO (Punches)	PRIDE - Bushido 5	10/14/2004	1
Win	Akihiro Gono	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	PRIDE - Bushido 2	02/15/2004	1
Win	Akira Shoji	KO (Punches)	PRIDE - Bushido 1	10/05/2003	1
Loss	Renato Sobral	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	IFC - Global Domination	09/06/2003	3
Win	Eric Wanderlei	TKO (Punches)	IFC - Global Domination	09/06/2003	2
Win	Evangelista Santos	TKO (Punches)	Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9	08/01/2003	1
Win	Angelo Antonio	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8	05/16/2003	1
Win	Rafael Capoeira	KO (Kick)	Meca 7 - Meca World Vale Tudo 7	11/08/2002	1