Maurício Rua
| Maurício Rua | |
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Rua signing autographs in 2006
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| Born |
November 25, 1981 Curitiba, Brazil |
| Other names | Shogun |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight, |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Team |
Universidade da luta (2008 – present) Kings MMA (2014 - present) |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio "Nino" Schembri Black prajied in Muay Thai |
| Years active | 2002 - present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 19 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Notable relatives | Murilo Rua (brother) |
| Website | http://www.mauricioshogun.com.br/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Maurício Milani "Shogun" Rua (Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu ˈʁuɐ]; born November 25, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Rua is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and was the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. As of June 1, 2015, Rua is #7 in official UFC Light Heavyweight rankings.
Rua was born and raised in Curitiba, Brazil. Rua's father is a businessman and his mother is a former track athlete and now marathon runner. He has an older brother, Murilo ("Ninja", born 1980), and a younger brother, Marcos ("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 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of six and Muay Thai at the age of seven. 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, he now trains in wrestling and boxing.
Rua started his professional career at vale tudo events in Brazil, achieving three stoppages due to strikes, including a win over future Chute Boxe Academy teammate Evangelista Santos. In a fast-paced bout, Santos matched Rua on the feet until Rua took Santos to the ground and forced a stoppage due to strikes from mount. Shogun then entered the International Fighting Championships's (IFC) Global Domination Tournament. Rua won his first bout against Erik Wanderlei due to punches, and in the second bout got the first submission loss of his career against Renato Sobral with a guillotine in the third round.
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