Mauricio Rua vs Rafael Capoeira

The fight between Mauricio Rua versus Rafael Capoeira happened on the 1st of August, 2003. This fight marked the highly anticipated debut of the what now is the Brazilian fighter, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. There was a lot of expectation on “Shogun” to beat Rafael Capoeira because of the training camp he came from. The results depicted the talend of Shogun and he beat his opponent convincingly in the firstround.

This mixed martial arts (MMA) fight was held in Curibita, Brazil and the event was called Meca Vale Tudo Chmaoionships. He beat him via soccer kicks which would later be a technique that he would be renowned for.