Renato “Babalu” Sobral MMAMemories.com Exclusive Biofile Published by Scoop Malinowski Last Updated on October 7th, 2008

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Status: MMA Light Heavyweight fighter.

HT: 6-1 WT: 205

DOB: September 7, 1975 IN: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Residence: Costa Mesa, CA

Leisure Activities/Hobbies: “Surfing. (What else? Tennis? Golf?) Fight.”

Favorite Movies: “I like movies from Francis Ford Coppola.”

Favorite TV Show: “Lost.”

Musical Tastes: “Heavy metal.”

Childhood Hero: “Jesus. Always.”

Last Book Read: “I forget. I don’t know the name in English. The bodyguard of Hitler (Hitler’s Warriors: The Final Battle of Hitler’s Private Bodyguard).”

First Job: “Fight.”

First Car: “Toyota Corolla.”

Current Car: “Dodge Magnum SRT.”

First Fighting Memory: “My first boxing match at like 13. Stepping in the cage against a big dude. I was 13, the guy was 20. Pretty big. I beat him.”

Favorite Meal: “Portuguese food.”

Favorite Breakfast Cereal: “All Bran.”

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “I don’t know, I don’t really have a favorite ice cream.”

Pre-Fight Feeling: “The best feeling in the world. The adrenalin like – I think pretty much all fighters get addicted to that feeling before the fight. But people don’t realize. People just want to be in the fight and finish. But it’s the feeling before the fight – the adrenalin – that’s why everybody wants to fight. Because everybody pretty much loves that feeling. The adrenalin. Everybody gets addicted to that [smiles].”

Greatest Sports Moment: “When I won the tournament in Denver after my brother passed away. Pretty exciting. (Defeated Trevor Prangley, Mauricio Rua and Jeremy Horn all on the same night at IFC Global Domination in September 6, 2003.)”

Most Painful Moment: “When my brother passed away.”

Worst Injury: “When I hurt my arm in training.”

Childhood Dream: “A Marine [smiles].”

Funny Fighting Memory: “I don’t know. I have many funny memories in my life. (How about your nickname Babalu? offers Josh Barnett, standing with us.) Babalu is just a funny name. Because I was chewing bubble gum when I was a kid [smiles].”

Toughest Man Faced: “My partners in training. Because all those guys make my worst nightmare.”

Last Vacation: “Europe, was in Barcelona, Spain.”

Favorite Web Sites: “Porno ones [laughter].”

Closest MMA Friends: “I have a lot of friends. Josh and my partners training.”

Funniest Fighters Encountered: “Erik Paulson.”

Favorite Fighters To Watch: “Josh Barnett I like to watch. Fedor I like to watch. GSP, Georges St. Pierre. Minotauro.”

Best Fights Seen: “Ah, it’s so many. I don’t want to name them all, I have many favorite fights.”

Embarrassing Fight Memory: “I don’t remember any.”

Your Finest Performance: “I like the one last December against Rodney Faverus (Ring of Fire, December 2007). I spend a lot of energy. I didn’t see any mistake in that fight.”

People Qualities Most Admired: “Respect. Respect to be respected. That’s my best phrase.”

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