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Mauricio Rua

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : November 25, 1981

I believe in my potential and what I can do.

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I really admire Lyoto inside and out of the cage. He's a great fighter and person.

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Every fight I fight, my biggest goal and dream is to win the fight. I try to take each one at a time.

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Injuries are inevitable.

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Muay thai is my background, but I fight MMA.

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I think many people are fans of the result, not of the human being. People have to be more rational and understand more about the sport. But that doesn't affect me. I'm an experienced fighter.

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Everybody knows my career, knows that I was a champion in PRIDE and in the UFC.

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People are too critical sometimes.

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In a country like Brazil, when you have major issues to solve as violence and health care, the government spends money with sports.

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They don't use the money correctly in Brazil.

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I face every fight I have as if it were my last.

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People keep asking me why I don't stop fighting. I'll stop when I want to stop. I'm the only athlete to win the UFC and PRIDE titles. I'm in the UFC Hall of Fame, and I'm financially set, so I'll stop when I want to stop.

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Every fight with Nogueira is a war.

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I'm very happy because I win three times with the legend Rogerio Nogueira.

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The biggest obstacle I had in my career obviously were my injuries, but I was able to overcome them one way or another to treat them and to find ways and overcome them.

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

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I think the UFC is taking good steps to increase its popularity in Brazil, with more presence on Brazilian press, products for sale in the country, and wider TV coverage, and it's showing results.

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When you watch your opponent's tapes, you look for things that you can exploit, and things that he does very well that you should beware of.

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Chuck is an awesome fighter, and a legend of the sport. I always wanted to fight him, because I always had him as one of my favorite fighters, because of his aggressive style.

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A real fan will be a fan despite the result.

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