Mauricio Rua

They say it is impossible but I've overcome the odds before.

— Mauricio Rua

There's a lot of people that retire and come back a year later, but I don't like that.

— Mauricio Rua

Chuck is an awesome fighter, and a legend of the sport. I always wanted to fight him, because I always had him…

— Mauricio Rua

I wanted to have my last fight in Brazil.

— Mauricio Rua

I'm a very fulfilled and accomplished guy.

— Mauricio Rua

Curitiba always had great talents in MMA, and I'm happy to be fighting there.

— Mauricio Rua

Muay thai is my background, but I fight MMA.

— Mauricio Rua

I think training is pretty close to the real thing and we train hard and it's our profession, so you have to…

— Mauricio Rua

I'll do everything it takes to get to my best.

— Mauricio Rua

I'm happy fighting Brandon Vera because he has good Muay Thai. He's very known with the UFC, and he was part of…

— Mauricio Rua

I always want to win, of course, I'm an athlete and this is my life, but you can't control the outcome of…

— Mauricio Rua

I'm happy with everything I achieved, so I'm choosing the right time to stop, where I'm still competing and I'm doing it…

— Mauricio Rua

I love soccer, I always go to the stadium every time I have a chance.

— Mauricio Rua

I look at every fight as a dream.

— Mauricio Rua

I don't care what others say. I know about what I say and what I do and how my career goes. Whatever…

— Mauricio Rua

I admire Chuck Liddell a lot.

— Mauricio Rua

I had Wanderlei as a teammate who was already ahead of me, and I looked up to him as inspiration. I wanted…

— Mauricio Rua

The only thing I can do is to do my best.

— Mauricio Rua

If my team wants me to go down to 185, I'll go down to 185.

— Mauricio Rua

With a lot of effort, I managed to conquer my goals.

— Mauricio Rua

I left everything in the rings and octagons and gave it my all.

— Mauricio Rua

I would never think I would be able to have such a long career, let alone to conquer and to achieve everything…

— Mauricio Rua

I believe in my potential and what I can do.

— Mauricio Rua

The young fighters will want to make a name for themselves by retiring veterans like me.

— Mauricio Rua

James Te Huna is a good fighter and a very strong fighter.

— Mauricio Rua