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UFC Heavy Weight Champion
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira |
Minotauro began
training
judo at the age of 5 years old
and since has enjoyed
a long and successful career in mixed martial
arts. He achieved his black belt in judo and
jiu-jitsu in 1999 when he won the Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Nogueira rose to
prominence in the Japanese Pride Fighting
Championship (Pride FC) promotion, where he was
the Pride heavyweight champion from November
2001 to March 2003, as well as a Pride FC
Heavyweight Grand Prix finalist.
In 2007, Rodrigo won the Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) heavyweight title. Today,
he
competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC,
where he is the current interim heavyweight
champion. |
