Dana White asked Minotauro to consider ending his career. Photo: UFC/Disclosure
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At 37 years old, 15 of them dedicated to professional MMA practice, Rodrigo Minotauro He is one of the greatest exponents in the history of the sport. However, the Brazilian, the only heavyweight to win belts in PRIDE and UFC, has an irregular record in recent years, in which he systematically alternated victories and defeats in the octagon until suffering his second consecutive setback for the first time in his career after being knocked out by Roy Nelson. The way he was defeated by Nelson and the statements that he planned a new rematch against Frank mir They were the last straw for Ultimate President Dana White to speak out asking the Brazilian to hang up his gloves.
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“With all due respect to the Minotaur, I didn’t want to say anything until he spoke out publicly. Then he went there and said he wants to face the Frank mir. I don't want to see the Minotaur fight ever again. He should retire”, said the director in a conversation with the press after the TUF Nations Finale, in Canada, on Wednesday night (16). “He is a war horse. The guy was in battles in PRIDE. He is one of the most respected fighters in the world by other athletes and fans. And I like him a lot too, so I wanted to give him the opportunity to say something first. Now I'm going to say: Minotauro, I love you, but I would love for you to never fight again”, he added.
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Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira has a record of 34 wins, nine losses, one draw and one unsuccessful fight. Currently, the Brazilian occupies 13th place in the official Ultimate heavyweight rankings, having lost two positions with the defeat to Roy Nelson at UFC Abu Dhabi. In 2008, in his third fight as an Ultimate athlete, Minotauro submitted Tim Sylvia and won the interim heavyweight title. In the next fight, however, he ended up being knocked out for the first time in his career and lost the belt to Frank mir. Nogueira and Mir would meet again in the octagon, three years later, with another victory for the North American, this time by submission. In his next fight, at UFC Rio 4, in October 2013, Minotauro achieved his last victory, submitting Dave Herman with an armbar.
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