Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira MMAMemories.com Exclusive Biofile Published by Scoop Malinowski Last Updated on November 4th, 2008

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STATUS: Former Pride Heavyweight champion 2001-2003. Current UFC Interim Heavyweight champion.

HT: 6-3 WT: 241

DOB: June 2, 1976 IN: Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

MMA INSPIRATION: Muhammad Ali.

HOBBIES/LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Motorcycle and swimming.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Gladiator by Ridley Scott and Million Dollar Baby by Clint Eastwood.

FAVORITE TV SHOWS: The Ultimater Fighter, “Season 8″ of course [smiles].

LAST BOOK READ: “The Power of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment” by Eckhart Tolle.

MUSICAL TASTES: U2, Lauryn Hill, DJ Tiesto, Rolling Stones.

FAVORITE WEB SITES: You Tube and all the fighting web sites.

FIRST FIGHTING MEMORY: My fight against David Dodd (won by kimura in 1999 at World Extreme Fighting 6).

CHILDHOOD DREAM: To have a barn and raise horses.

FIRST JOB: Personal trainer.

FIRST CAR: Chevy.

CURRENT CAR: Mercedes Benz.

PRE-FIGHT FEELING/MINDSET: Training a lot. I never get too comfortable.

FAVORITE MEAL: Sushi.

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Vanilla.

GREATEST CAREER MOMENT(S): 2001 against Heath Herring, 2002 against Bob Sapp, 2003 against
Mirko Filipovic and 2008 against Tim Sylvia.

MOST PAINFUL MOMENT: March 16, 2003 (loss by decision to Fedor at Pride 25 in Yokohama, Japan).

WORST INJURY: When I was 10-years old and I got run over by a truck.

FUNNY FIGHTING MEMORY: We always joking around so every day I have many reasons to laugh.

EMBARRASSING CAREER MEMORY: When I couldn’t speak English.

FAVORITE FIGHTERS TO WATCH: Matt Hughes, Rick Franklin.

TOUGHEST MAN FACED: Fedor.

YOUR BEST/FINEST PERFORMANCE(S): August 15, 2004 against Sergei Kharitonov and Fedor Emelianenko.

LAST VACATION: After I won the UFC Heavyweight Belt I went to Croatia.

FAVORITE SPORT OUTSIDE OF MMA: Soccer.

PEOPLE QUALITIES MOST ADMIRED: Determination and Honesty.

Translation assistance provided by: Juliana of Noguiera MMA Headquarters in Miami.

Scoop’s first book “Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle” is available at www.amazon.com