Murilo Milani Rua (; born May 22, 1980), also known as Ninja, is a retired Brazilian

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who fought in

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. He is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

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. He is known for his aggressive

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style. Rua is a veteran of

, where he once enjoyed a reputation as one of the best

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s in the world. Rua regularly fought at 185 pounds, but has also fought at 205 pounds and

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. He is the former (and first ever) EliteXC Middleweight Champion. He also had a successful career in

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appearing on both

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and

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cards. He is of Portuguese and

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descent, but was born in

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Mixed martial arts career

Rua started his career at

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, a

training group which has produced champions like

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. Ninja's first foray into MMA was with

ian-based Meca World Vale Tudo, where he amassed an impressive 5–0–1 record before signing with

. Ninja made his

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debut against

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in September 2001, which he won via referee stoppage after repeated kicks and stomps. After losing a close decision to

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, Rua went on to defeat Alex Andrade, and

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. Rua was scheduled to fight for the Meca Middleweight (205 lb) title vs Jorge Navalhada, but was injured, and could not fight for the title. After returning from injury, he defeated

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, and this fueled beginning of the long lasting rivalry between

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and Brazilian Top Team. Rua lost to Ricardo Arona in a close battle of attrition, and

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in the '' Pride Total Elimination 2004'', where he fought as a

, suffering a brutal knockout loss. At ''

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'', Rua faced

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. Rua lost the fight by split decision which was controversial. Jackson was noticeably confused with the result and attempted to offer the winner's trophy to Rua following the decision. Commentators such as Mauro Ranallo and Bas Rutten, who were present at the bout, also have stated that they thought Rua had won the fight. Rua fought three more times in Pride, defeating newcomer Murad Chunkaiev before dropping a lacklustre decision against top ranked Paulo Filho. Nevertheless, Rua was selected as part of the Pride welterweight (185 pound) Grand Prix. In the opening bracket, however, he was knocked out by

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. Rua then left Pride for a tenure with British MMA promotion

in order to strengthen the tie between the two promotions. His first bout, against English UFC veteran Mark Weir, resulted in a victory by submission after a rough and tumble affair. He also defeated Alex Reid via doctor stoppage before the newly created

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organization purchased Cage Rage, therefore he fought for the vacant Elite XC middleweight at '' Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni'' against Greg Jackson trained Joey Villasenor and recorded a second-round TKO, stopping Villasenor with strikes. After three months as the champion, his first title defense came to ICON sport middleweight champion

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. Despite narrowly winning the first two rounds, an exhausted Ninja was defeated via a third-round TKO at '' EliteXC: Uprising''. He rebounded with a victory over Muay Thai fighter and Cage Rage contender Xavier Foupa-Pokam at ''Cage Rage 24: Feel the pain''. On December 18, 2007,

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reported that both Rua and his brother Mauricio had left the Chute Boxe camp with plans to open up their own facility in

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. The Ruas' new camp was named Universidade da luta, which translates to "University of Fighting", and instead was opened in the Ruas' hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. Rua was initially scheduled to fight Phil Baroni on the May 31, 2008, EliteXC card, however, he suffered a minor foot injury which led him to fight on the June 14 card instead, where he recorded a dominant KO victory over undefeated Tony Bonello. On October 4, 2008, Rua was defeated by Benji Radach on a live CBS broadcast. Radach finished the fight with punches to Rua's head after a failed flying knee sent him sprawling on his back. Rua made his

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debut at '' Dream 8'' against

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on April 5, 2009. His original opponent was supposed to be Dong Sik Yoon but Dong was injured and Riki was found as a late replacement. Rua went on to lose against Riki by unanimous decision. After winning both of his latest bouts at ''Bitetti Combat MMA 4'' and ''Bitetti Combat MMA 5'' in the Light heavyweight division, Rua hinted that he will continue fighting at 205 lb. Rua was supposed to fight Falaniko Vitale at Shine Fights 3 on May 15, 2010. The middleweight bout between Falaniko Vitale and Rua, previously announced for Shine Fights ''Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas'', was scrapped due to an injury sustained by Vitale. Rua was planning to participate in '' Dream 14'', though that event being rescheduled led to other plans. Rua beat Jeremy May on July 18, 2010 at

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by submission via guillotine choke. Rua lost to Cesar Gracie product Roy Boughton via unanimous decision on . Boughton missed weight by 5.5 lbs. "Ninja" fought Tom Watson for the BAMMA Middleweight Title on May 21, 2011. The fight proved to be a one sided affair, with Rua being rocked several times throughout the fight, as well as being visibly hurt with leg kicks. The end came at 2:06 of the third round after Watson stunned Rua with a head kick and followed up with strikes until the referee stepped in to save the unconscious Rua. After Rua lost against Tom Watson, he said he would not continue fighting and would retire. Rua is now set to come out of retirement to fight a rematch against Pride FC vet and former

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middleweight champion Paulo Filho. The two originally met at

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where Paulo Filho won by unanimous decision after three rounds. Rua once again lost to Filho by yet another controversial referee stoppage by Mario Yamasaki. Filho landed a strong combination which rocked Rua, forcing him to shoot for a single leg take down. Yamasaki saw this as a reason to stop the fight, and stepped in to save Rua.

Personal life

Rua and longtime girlfriend Ana married on October 8, 2004 in

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, Brazil. The couple have two sons, one who was born in August 2008 and one named Jose Lucas who was born March 15, 2010.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** EliteXC Middleweight Championship (One Time, First)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

*
Murilo Rua's ProElite.com ProfileMurilo Rua's EliteXC Profile
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