7. Mauricio Rua

Mauricio Shogun Rua

Mauricio Rua is ranked number 7 in MMA Pound for Pound
Points: 53
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 18-4 (lost last one)
Last month’s ranking: T7
Most recent result: lost to Lyoto Machida, unanimous decision, Oct. 24
Analysis: Biding him time until he gets his second shot at “The Dragon.”

Mauricio Milani Rua was born November 25, 1981 in Curitiba, Brazil is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently fighting as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Nicknamed “Shogun”, but he is not of Japanese ancestry. Rua is the winner of the PRIDE Fighting Championship’s 2005 Middleweight (205 lb) Grand Prix and holds notable wins over such fighters as Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Alistair Overeem, Ricardo Arona, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nino Schembri.He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Murilo “Ninja” Rua. He is currently ranked as the #2 light heavyweight fighter in the world.