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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

(1976) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Born: June 2, 1976
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

[Wikidata] Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter... | [Wikipedia] Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is the twin brother of UFC fighter Antônio Rogér

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Everything that happens inside the cage is very quick and the fighter acts more by reflex than by reasoning.

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Everything

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My last three fights weren't good, really.

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Fights

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I love to be around the fighters, training. That's my favorite thing.

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Around

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I'm honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture.

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Couture

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It's always great to fight in Brazil, especially northeast Brazil. There are a lot of tough people here. It's a tough part…

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Amazing

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I had many fights in Pride, many battles there.

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Battles

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I have done a total of 22 surgeries; I'm all broken.

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Broken

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In my last fight I couldn't explode as much. Sometimes I had a chance to throw the guy, to close the distance,…

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Chance

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Derek Brunson is aggressive, knows how to close the distance, but couldn't do anything against Anderson.

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Aggressive

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They have a clinic in Kansas where they work with stem cells. What they do is they remove some cells from fat…

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Back

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I know the limits of my body.

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Body

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I show I have heart.

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Heart

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When you're fighting five rounds, I know I gotta move a lot.

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Fighting

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I want to help further the spread of MMA around the world and give my contribution to the emergence and development of…

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Around the world

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My BJJ works very well.

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Very

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I love to work with athletes.

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Athletes

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I have a lot of respect for Fedor Emelianenko, who beat me two times.

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Beat

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When people ask me what I like to do the most, I tell them it's training, to perfect an armbar or whatever,…

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Fitness

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I've had a chance to fight for a couple titles in my life. That's what keeps me motivated.

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Chance

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Oh man, I had staph for over a year.

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Had

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Anderson knows how to play the trash talking game.

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Game

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When I was younger, I went to wrestling camps. We'd fly in wrestling guys from the U.S. to Brazil.

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Brazil

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The guys who keep coming into the gym keep me young.

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Coming

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I'm a perfectionist. You have to perform at your best.

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Best

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One year in the hospital will make you strong. It made me strong.

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Hospital

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