Mauricio Rua Quotes

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Mauricio Rua

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : November 25, 1981

I feel like I achieved everything I wanted in my career so I'm happy.

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The legacy I want to leave and the way I want to be remembered is as a great person, a good role model inside the octagon as well as outside the octagon.

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I tried to be a good person as a professional athlete inside the octagon, but also as a normal person outside the octagon.

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Certainly, I didn't want to finish my career with a loss. I wanted to finish with a win, but unfortunately it wasn't possible and even though I lost I really feel a sense of having my mission accomplished, of fulfilling my duties.

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I watched that fight between my brother and Henderson a number of times. It was a very competitive fight. My brother is one of the people who helped me a lot with my strategy for Dan. I hope to impose my game plan, knowing it's going to be a tough fight with a great fighter.

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Sometimes you are at your best phase, and things can change suddenly. So you have to be prepared, train hard, work hard and treasure what you have.

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I admire Chuck Liddell a lot.

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A title fight should be a natural consequence of your work.

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Ninja is a great fighter, it's not because he is my brother, but he truly is well-rounded and has too much heart.

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I think Cormier is a great athlete, a compete fighter.

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The belt is my dream, of course, but I have to go step by step.

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Sometimes you're too nervous you use your strength more than you need.

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The calmer I am, the better I fight.

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I don't get too tired in the gym as I do in the fight. The fight is different, so you have to concentrate and imagine it's a training because the anxiety can take control of you.

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If you think how big the event is, that's against you. You have to concentrate and be calm and patient.

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Corey Anderson has a good cardio, fights in a strategic way, is very effective with his strategy, so he's a tough opponent. He deserves respect.

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

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

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Losing is always bad.

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I try during preparation to focus on everything I can as a source of motivation to prepare harder and train harder.

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