The Best of ‘Minotauro’
Gleidson Venga Sep 22, 2011
MMA legend Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictured), on his knockout of Brendan
Schaub at UFC
134 and how it ranks with the best moments of his 40-fight
career:
“My celebration was the most emotional ever. I even climbed onto the fence. I can compare that fight to the Mirko [‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic] fight in 2003, in Pride, when I threw myself onto the mat after I won the interim title. To fight in Brazil was the most remarkable experience ever in my career, even greater than winning a title. To be a national idol without fighting in your country isn’t the same thing. To see that crowd screaming and supporting me, and adding the fact I was coming from three surgeries; that I’ve walked on crutches for five months ...”
“My celebration was the most emotional ever. I even climbed onto the fence. I can compare that fight to the Mirko [‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic] fight in 2003, in Pride, when I threw myself onto the mat after I won the interim title. To fight in Brazil was the most remarkable experience ever in my career, even greater than winning a title. To be a national idol without fighting in your country isn’t the same thing. To see that crowd screaming and supporting me, and adding the fact I was coming from three surgeries; that I’ve walked on crutches for five months ...”
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