Maurício Rua
Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1981)
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- Maurício Milani Rua ( Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu ˈʁuɐ] ; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun , is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist.
- A professional competitor since 2002, Rua is also the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion.
- Rua's father is a businessman and his mother is a former track athlete and, as of 2005, a marathon runner.
- Both are mixed martial artists training at Universidade da luta, though Marcos does not compete at a professional level.
- Rua began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15 and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 17.
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WikipediaMaurício Milani Rua (Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu ˈʁuɐ]; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2002, Rua is also the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion.
Rua was born on 25 November 1981 and raised in Curitiba, Brazil and is of Italian, and Portuguese descent. Rua's father is a businessman and his mother is a former track athlete and, as of 2005, a marathon runner. He has an older brother, Murilo (nicknamed Ninja, born 1980), and a younger brother, Marcos (nicknamed Shaolin). Both are mixed martial artists training at Universidade da luta, though Marcos does not compete at a professional level. The Rua brothers occasionally take 10-kilometre runs with their mother. Rua began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15 and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 17. Rua followed his older brother in training at the Chute Boxe Academy, and was successful in BJJ championships at the blue and purple belt levels. In addition to Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, by 2007 he was also training wrestling and boxing.
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