Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Biofiles | Published March 8th, 2008
 Status: MMA light heavyweight fighter. 2001 U.S. Open Judo champion.
HT: 6′0″ WT:205
DOB: April 18, 1984 In: Hom’la, Cameroon, Africa
CHILDHOOD HERO: “Bruce Lee.”
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: “Movies, traveling, anything fun pretty much.”
FAVORITE MOVIES: “Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, Fearless, Romeo Must Die, Undisputed II, Rocky - all of them.”
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: “CSI, Reno 911!, The Chapelle Show, Chris Rock.”
MUSICAL TASTES: “Jungle music, Bensikin, Mangabeuh, Tchamassi, Makossa.”
LAST BOOK READ: “PhP and My SQL Web Development.”
FIRST JOB: “Working on a corn field in Cameroon.”
FIRST CAR: “Giraffe [smiles].”
CURRENT CAR: “Mazda.”
PRE-FIGHT FEELING: “Excitement…follow the game plan. (Any rituals?) Eat a rat for breakfast [smiles].”
FIRST FIGHT MEMORY: “Damn, there’re a lot of white girls around here. (At Total Combat 15 in San Diego in July 2006 - Rameau won a split decision over Gary Padilla in his pro debut.)”
FAVORITE MEAL: “Rats [smiles].”
FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL: “Don’t have that in the jungle.”
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: “No ice cream in the jungle, too hot for that.”
GREATEST SPORTS MOMENT: “Seeing my picture on the PRIDE web site (2006).”
MOST PAINFUL MOMENT: “…[Pauses and does not answer].”
WORST INJURY: “Giant cut on my arm from a lion attack - that s*** hurt like ****.”
FUNNY FIGHT MEMORY: “Listening to me trying to speak Japanese.”
EMBARRASING FIGHT MEMORY: “I enjoy every single moment of my career in mixed martial arts.”
FAVORITE FIGHTERS TO WATCH: “Dan Henderson. (Why?) Greatest attitude in the ring. Matt Lindland. (What about him?) He can wrestle, strike and really hurt you on the ground.”
BEST FIGHTS YOU’VE SEEN: “Dan Henderson vs. Vanderlei Silva I, II. Fedor vs. Minotauro Nogueira.”
LAST VACATION: “UFC 71 was a lot of fun. Tons of white girls [smiles]!”
CHILDHOOD DREAM: “Go to the Olympics.”
PEOPLE QUALITIES MOST ADMIRED: “A good attitude.”
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