Murilo 'Ninja' Rua Retires Following TKO Loss to Tom Watson at BAMMA 6
by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2011 11:40 PM EDT
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Murilo Rua lost to Tom Watson on the third round of their middleweight championship bout on BAMMA 6. That marks his second loss in a row, and 4 out of his last 8 bouts, dropping his overall MMA record to 20-12-1. Shortly after the bout, 'Ninja' took to twitter and announced his decision to retire from professional Mixed Martial Arts:
Congrats to my opponent Tom Watson for the win @bammauk tonight, he was better and deserved it... I would like to announce officially my retirement from PRO MMA fights tonight. It was an amazing run, and its a very tough moment but there comes a time for all in life, and it's time to move on. I am proud of all I did in MMA and all experiences I had. I will continue to work with MMA,doing seminars, eaching classes, training fighters,and doing my share to help our sport that I love so much. Its time now to help others and enjoy my family, my wife, my kids and move one.
I want to thank so much all the fans for all the support, always helping me out and giving me all incentive. Brazil, Japan, USA, England, Canada, Australia. All places I fought, thanks so much!!
I want to also thank to all the trainers that helped me from day 1 as a white belt until now. All training partners that pushed me so much. All sponsors that believed and still believe in myself. All my friends in the press. Many thanks to @BadBoyMMA and BVA Bank and mostly, I want to thank my true friends,my family, my mom and dad, my wife that I love so much, my kids who are my joy and my brothers. I want to thank my manager for being my friend, and I want to sincerely thank my brother @ShogunRua for all support and making me so proud. Life goes on, memories will stay forever, and MMA will still be my life forever. THank you so much you all! Murilo "Ninja" Rua.
The 31-year-old, former Elite XC middleweight champion has been fighting for over a decade in several top promotions such as Shooto, Pride, Elite XC, DREAM, and Strikeforce among others.
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i kinda knew just as he was getting in the cage i thought this wont be nice my boy tom
did great what made me laugh is at the party after cuba gooding jnr,noel clark,the voice very weird
by The Evil Dr Pork Chop on May 22, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Cheers to Ninja.
He had some really badass career moments and was a hell of a fighter. Hopefully he’ll stick around MMA in some kind of capacity, maybe as a coach or something. The guy definitely knows a ton about fighting.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 21, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ninjas the perfect guy to be a judge
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
by milk72 on May 21, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It pays well for a part time gig,
make a couple hundred bucks for a few hours of watching fights. He would make a badass ref, too.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 21, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He's done officiating in Brazil
I hope he continues to do so, he’s very intelligent and quallified.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
Glad he got out,
he souldn’t have been fighting, he has brain is damaged iirc.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Really?
Cuz I didn’t.
Maybe I have brain is damaged?
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 22, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a vague, unsettled feeling that he’ll be back
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
in my opinion and from what I have see now compared to Ninj’a’s Days in Rings and pride he is manily just looking at MMA as more of a pay day now then anything. You can just tell he does not train like he use to. So I am gald to see him ride off now. I don’t care what any one says the man in my eyes was on the end of 2 horrible decisions losses that he really should of won and bolth are high profile fighters. Dan Henderson & Rampage bolth were such bad decisions and really should be W’s on his record ?
agreed
put those fights as wins and the outlook of ninja’s career changes drastically
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
It really would be , and the most I thought about his career and looked at his record, I never watched the fight but from what I heard and have read the Draw in Shooto agasint Akihiro Gono was a BS decision also. Those 3 W’s on his record right there and his overall career would be looked at with alot more respect.
That's a dignified way to leave the stage
Hopefully he doesn’t return to fighting. He can be head coach at UDL, officiate (as some other folks here have suggested), maybe hit the grappling circuit, but he’s definitely taken enough damage in his career that he’s better off not fighting again. He’s had a fine run though, maybe he’s lost some he was expected to win but he’s had a career to be proud of all the same.
"With gold thou boughtest Gýmir's daughter,
and so gavest away thy sword:
but when Muspell's sons through the dark forest ride,
thou, unhappy, wilt not have wherewith to fight."
~ Lokasenna
A sad day. Finally someone in MMA who knows when to retire at the right time.
As someone who was introduced to MMA through Pride and not the UFC, as these Pride veterans continue to retire I get a little more sad and feel like I am losing my favorite time in MMA, when every event was magical. I am happy for Ninja, and hope he truly finds fullfillment in his new life and truly stays retired. Ninja, Thank you for all the greats fights and entertaining me over the years. P.S. my favorite Ninja fight is his fight against Ze Mario Sperry. What a fight!
by Nick Travaglini on May 22, 2011 3:11 AM EDT reply actions
Good that he knows when to hang up the gloves
And he has a respectable body of work that can be looked back on. Worse thing is fighting beyond his capability and possibly get seriously hurt and KO’d (just see Dan Severen recently).
He had a tough career
Fighting out of his weight class (ie at heavy) to avoid treading on Wandy’s toes. Factor that in and a couple of decisions that went the wrong way and things could have been very different for him. Great guy, much respect.
He went out on his shield last night like any true warrior
Always willing to fight. Took some fights he had no business being in too.
Respect to the man and I wish him well in life.
Resist Much, Obey Little.
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