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Maurício Rua

1981 - Today

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Maurício Milani Rua (Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu ˈʁuɐ]; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2002, Rua is also the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Maurício Rua is the 114th most popular martial arts (down from 89th in 2024), the 1,075th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 1,030th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Maurício Rua ranks 114 out of 179Before him are Legna Verdecia, Mike Zambidis, Sven Loll, Tank Abbott, Amanda Nunes, and Girolamo Giovinazzo. After him are Paddy Pimblett, Gökhan Saki, Henry Stöhr, Rafael Aghayev, Paweł Nastula, and Waldemar Legień.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Maurício Rua ranks 424Before him are Lamá, Tila Tequila, Pablo Ibáñez, Tamta, Marta Roure, and Mikael Antonsson. After him are Luciano Figueroa, Shoko Mikami, Ashley Blue, Mirel Rădoi, Brian J. Smith, and David Aganzo.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Maurício Rua ranks 1,075 out of 2,236Before him are Roger Guerreiro (1982), Dodô (1990), Felipe Santana (1986), Lima (1983), Amanda Nunes (1988), and Evanílson (1975). After him are Willian José (1991), Augusto Pedro de Sousa (1968), Sandro (1989), Roger Ibañez (1998), Thaísa Menezes (1987), and Humberlito Borges (1980).

Among MARTIAL ARTS In Brazil

Among martial arts born in Brazil, Maurício Rua ranks 16Before him are Wanderlei Silva (1976), José Aldo (1986), Vitor Belfort (1977), Cris Cyborg (1985), Luiz Onmura (1960), and Amanda Nunes (1988). After him are Junior dos Santos (1984), Rafael dos Anjos (1984), Edson Barboza (1986), Deiveson Figueiredo (1987), Ronaldo Souza (1979), and Paulo Costa (1991).