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    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

    1976-06-02 (48 years old) in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtoniu ʁoˈdɾiɡu noˈɡejɾɐ], born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is the twin brother of UFC fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Nogueira rose to prominence in the Japanese promotion Pride Fighting Championships, where he was the first Pride Heavyweight Champion from November 2001 to March 2003, as well as a 2004 PRIDE FC Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist. He is one of only three men to have held championship titles in both Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (the others being Mauricio Rua and Mark Coleman).

    Movies

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    UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar
    95 %|Oct 13, 2012
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    UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida
    72 %|Dec 10, 2011
    Action
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    UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
    83 %|Aug 27, 2011
    Action
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    Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
    79 %|Nov 14, 2010
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Expendables
    62 %|Aug 3, 2010
    Thriller, Adventure, Action
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    UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
    69 %|Feb 20, 2010
    Action
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    UFC Best of 2008
    0 %|Mar 31, 2009
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    UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
    67 %|Dec 27, 2008
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    UFC 81: Breaking Point
    69 %|Feb 3, 2008
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    UFC 73: Stacked
    61 %|Jul 7, 2007
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    Pride Shockwave 2006
    60 %|Dec 31, 2006
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    Pride 31: Unbreakable
    60 %|Feb 26, 2006
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    Pride Shockwave 2004
    60 %|Dec 31, 2004
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    Pride Final Conflict 2004
    60 %|Aug 15, 2004
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    Pride 25: Body Blow
    60 %|Mar 16, 2003
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    Pride 24: Cold Fury 3
    50 %|Dec 23, 2002
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    Pride Shockwave 2002
    60 %|Aug 28, 2002
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    Pride 19: Bad Blood
    60 %|Feb 24, 2002
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    Pride 15: Raging Rumble
    60 %|Jul 29, 2001

    Series

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    The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
    70 %|Mar 25, 2012
    Reality
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    The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
    70 %|Mar 25, 2012
    Reality
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    The Ultimate Fighter
    62 %|Jan 17, 2005
    Reality