Murilo Rua calls it quits on a career after latest loss
And then there was one… Murilo “Ninja” Rua, brother of renowned light heavyweight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, has decided to retire from Mixed Martial Arts after suffering a knockout over the weekend at BAMMA 6 to Tom Watson. The defeat was his second consecutive loss after having won four in a row prior to the slide. “It was an amazing run, and it’s a very tough moment, but there... [Read More...]
Ninja knocks out Stiebling, Rizzo defeats Monson at Bitetti Combat Nordeste 4
Fellow Brazilians Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Pedro Rizzo were able to get themselves back on track while notching victories over well respected opponents during Bitetti Combat Nordeste 4, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ninja managed to bounce back from back to back defeats while slaying Alex “The Brazilian Killer” Stiebling with a pulverizing head kick early in the... [Read More...]
Passed over by Strikeforce, Murilo “Ninja” Rua signs with DREAM
After getting passed over by Strikeforce during its acquisition of 42 fighter contracts from ProElite, a new published report indicates that middleweight Murilo “Ninja” Rua is set to return to Japan after signing with DREAM. Rua, the older brother of UFC light heavyweight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, is scheduled to compete at DREAM.8 on April 5 in Saitama, Japan, according to Graciemag.com.... [Read More...]
Strikeforce declines to acquire contracts of Antonio Silva and Murilo “Ninja” Rua
Published reports indicate that Strikeforce acquired a total of 42 fighter of approximately 150 contracts from ProElite during last week’s acquisition of select assets. The San Jose-based promotion is believed to have the option of acquiring additional contracts from ProElite in the future, but as it stands now, a great deal of fighters will continue to remain under ProElite control. FiveOuncesOfPain.com... [Read More...]
Marcos “Baby” Rua expected to make MMA debut in early-2009
The Rua family has already contributed two fighters in Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Murilo “Ninja” Rua to the sport of mixed martial arts but a third Rua is now set to make his pro debut within the next several months. The Brazilian MMA website Tatame is reporting that Marcos “Baby” Rua will be entering the profession of mixed martial arts in March, if not sooner. Marcos, the 22-year old younger... [Read More...]
EliteXC “Heat”: Preview Benji Radach vs Murilo “Ninja” Rua
Benji Radach (18-4 MMA) vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua (16-8-1 MMA) This is one of the best middleweight fights you will ever see outside of the UFC. These two 185lbers are some of the most exciting stand up fighters in MMA. We have a fighter on the comeback trail to elite status versus another on a quest to reclaim his title belt. Both have slick striking with knockout power and cement chins. This... [Read More...]
Report: Radach vs. Ninja Rua added to EliteXC-CBS on Oct. 4
With all hope of a lightweight title defense by K.J. Noons vs. Nick Diaz now extinguished, EliteXC officials have reportedly decided to sign a middleweight bout between former EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo “Ninja” Rua and IFL refugee Benji Radach for its next installment of “Saturday Night Fights” set to take place on Oct. 4. The news comes courtesy of a report on Sherdog,... [Read More...]
Odds of a Joey Villasenor vs. Murilo Rua rematch on Sept. 20 “less than 50 percent”
While EliteXC middleweight Joey Villasenor is considered a virtual-lock to appear on EliteXC’s Sept. 20 in his adopted-hometown of Albuquerque, N.M., a reported potential rematch between he and Murilo “Ninja” Rua does not appear in the cards at this time. Villasenor and Rua last fought for the then-vacant EliteXC middleweight title in June of 2007 during the undercard of the EliteXC/Strikeforce... [Read More...]
Report: Joey Villasenor set to return to EliteXC on Sept. 20; rematch with “Ninja” possibly on the horizon
MMA Junkie is reporting that middleweight Joey Villasenor is set to make his return to the EliteXC cage on Sept. 20 at a to be determined location against a to be determined opponent. Villasenor thinks the card could possibly in front of his home crowd and against a fighter, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, who he’s lost to once before: “It sounds like it’s going to be in my hometown... [Read More...]
Ben Askren to fight for the UFC?
There’s a small piece at AOL.com about the top U.S. amateur freestyle wrestler, Ben Askren. According to the story, Askren has his sights on the UFC: And my favorite thing about him is that he said that while he knows he can’t equal the professional careers of Durant, Oden and Smith (well, maybe he can equal Smith), he does plan to turn professional. It’s just that he’ll turn... [Read More...]
