Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Date of birth: 1976-06-02
Place of birth: Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Big Nog
Biography
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).
Movie Credits
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
2009-08-29
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Champions
Pride Critical Countdown 2005
2005-06-26
Pride Critical Countdown 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships.
Pride Final Conflict 2004
2004-08-15
Pride Final Conflict 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This eve
Pride Total Elimination 2004
2004-04-25
Pride Total Elimination 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This
Pride Critical Countdown 2004
2004-06-20
Pride Critical Countdown 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. The
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3
2002-12-23
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It to
Pride 25: Body Blow
2003-03-16
Pride 25: Body Blow was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took pla
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2
2002-11-24
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships.
Pride 16: Beasts From The East
2001-09-24
Pride 16: Beasts From the East was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championshi
Pride Shockwave 2002
2002-08-28
PRIDE Shockwave was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event co-promoted by PRIDE and K-1 on August
Pride 19: Bad Blood
2002-02-24
Pride 19: Bad Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took
Pride 17: Championship Chaos
2001-11-03
Pride 17: Championship Chaos was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships
Pride 15: Raging Rumble
2001-07-29
Pride 15: Raging Rumble was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
2010-02-20
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Champio
The Expendables
2010-08-07
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a m
UFC 81: Breaking Point
2008-02-03
UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championsh
UFC 73: Stacked
2007-07-07
UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC
Pride Total Elimination Absolute
2006-05-05
Pride Total Elimination Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Champions
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
2008-12-27
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Pride Shockwave 2006
2006-12-31
Pride Shockwave 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on December
Pride 31: Unbreakable
2006-02-26
Pride 31: Unbreakable (promoted in Japan as Dreamers) was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride F
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
2011-08-27
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship o
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida
2011-12-10
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar
2012-10-13
UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting
UFC on Fuel TV 10: Nogueira vs. Werdum
2013-06-07
UFC on Fuel TV 10: Nogueira vs. Werdum was a mixed martial arts event held on June 8, 2013 at Ginási
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010-11-14
Sylvester Stallone's 90-minute video diary, covering the making of "The Expendables".
UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira vs. Nelson
2014-04-11
UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on April 11, 2014, at du
Pride Shockwave 2004
2004-12-31
Pride Shockwave 2004 (marketed in Japan as "Otoko Matsuri - Sadame") was a mixed martial arts event
UFC Best of 2008
2009-03-31
2008 was the biggest year ever for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and now you can re-live every
UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia
2015-08-01
UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia was a mixed martial arts event held on August 1, 2015, at the HSBC Arena
UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
2016-11-19
UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fi
Pride Final Conflict Absolute
2006-09-10
Pride Final Conflict Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championship
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
2006-07-01
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Champion
Pride Total Elimination 2003
2003-08-10
PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. It
Pride Final Conflict 2003
2003-11-09
Pride Final Conflict was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took pl