Just like the Olympians that compete Adidas Mikhail Sergachev Jersey , there is usually an incredible story that follows a sport leader. The same is true for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nogueira was run over by a truck at age 11, after which he fell into a coma for four days, lost a rib, lost part of his liver, and still somehow survived to tell the story. He now bears a scar on his lower back from this accident, and has been given the nickname ?Big Nog?. He is considered a legend in most MMA circles and is definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was born on June 2 Adidas Nikita Kucherov Jersey , 1976 in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil. Nogueira began training in the Judo fighting style at the age of 5 and started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 14 under Ricardo de la Riva Goded. When he reached the age of 23 year old, he achieved black belt status in both arts. When he was young, Nogueira also trained in boxing and took up the sport with the Cuban National Boxing Team. Nogueira made his MMA debut on June 12, 1999 when we had a submission victory over David Dodd at WEF 6.