Mauricio Rua

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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC light heavyweight champion renowned for his aggressive Muay Thai striking and success in both PRIDE and the UFC.

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instanceOf Brazilian mixed martial artist
former UFC champion
human
mixed martial artist
achievement won 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix
won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Lyoto Machida
blackBeltIn Brazilian jiu-jitsu
careerStatus retired from active UFC competition
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
familyName Rua NERFINISHED
fightingOutOf Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil NERFINISHED
formerTeam Chute Boxe Academy NERFINISHED
fullName Maurício Milani Rua NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Maurício NERFINISHED
hasCompetitorType orthodox stance striker
hasNotableWinOver Antonio Rogerio Nogueira NERFINISHED
Lyoto Machida NERFINISHED
Quinton Jackson NERFINISHED
hasSibling Murilo Rua NERFINISHED
knownFor aggressive Muay Thai striking
success in PRIDE Fighting Championships
success in the UFC
languageSpoken Portuguese
nationality Brazilian
nickname Shogun NERFINISHED
notablePromotion PRIDE FC NERFINISHED
UFC NERFINISHED
notableRival Antonio Rogerio Nogueira NERFINISHED
Dan Henderson NERFINISHED
Lyoto Machida NERFINISHED
occupation mixed martial artist
professional fighter
organization PRIDE Fighting Championships NERFINISHED
Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil NERFINISHED
residence Brazil NERFINISHED
siblingRelation Murilo Rua is his older brother NERFINISHED
specialty Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Muay Thai NERFINISHED
sport mixed martial arts
styleCharacteristic aggressive pressure fighting
high-volume striking
powerful leg kicks
team Universidade da Luta NERFINISHED
titleHeld 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion NERFINISHED
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
trainingBackground Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Muay Thai NERFINISHED
weightClass light heavyweight

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Jon Jones notableOpponent Mauricio Rua