Biography
Brazilian fighter of mixed martial arts Antonya Nogair on nicknamed Minotavr acquired popularity, speaking in a famous Japanese promotion, where from the beginning of the 2000s for several years was a champion. Athletes who owned titles and Pride, and in UFC, you can recalculate on your fingers, and nogueir is included in their number.Childhood and youth
The biography of the future fighter began in the summer of 1976 in the Brazilian city of Vitoria-da-Konkista. His full name is Anthony Rodriga Nogair. In childhood, the boy was very active, so at the age of 4 years old, the parents recorded the Son into the Judo section, and at 23 a young man received a black belt on this sport. He walked there along with the twin brother, who also became a fighter UFC.
Although the martial arts Anthony began from early childhood, at 10 years old, he was forced to stop training. The fact is that the enemy knocked the cargo car, 4 days he was in a coma and miraculously survived. As a result of the accident, the fighter lost part of the liver and 1 edge, and the next 11 months after the occurrence was on hospitalization. A reminder of this terrible event serves as a scar on the back of a man.
Despite the problems with health, rehabilitating after the disease, Anthony again took up judo, and at the age of 14, together with the best friend, he was signed up in the boxing section. True, his interest in this sport was enough for 4 years, because at 18 years old, the young man moved to Jiu-Jitsu. In this combat art, he was lucky more, so 5 years later, and on him, the guy got a black belt.
Martial arts
Before participating in MMA battles at a professional level, a man has become a prize-winner of major international combined martial art competitions. And at 23, Anthony Rodriga Nogair made his debut at the World Extreme Fighting 6 tournament against David Dodd and the opponent defeated the 1st round.After some more similar fights, the athlete went to Japan to participate in Rings Promotion's King of Kings 1999. There, he had a fight with the Netherlands Valentine's Overhead and Russian Yuri Kochkin, both fasteners ended for the Brazilian well.
The next fight with Andrei Kopylov also showed the audience the experience and strength of the enemy, since the decision of the majority of judges Antoniou was then added to the victory. So well started, the athlete, apparently relaxed, because in the next fight with the American Dan Henderson, everything in the same Japan was defeated.
The loss was not broken by an athlete, and therefore he decides to participate in Rings - of King of Kings 2000 and wins the Russian fighter Ahmed Labazanov. The next lever of the elbow makes the Japanese Kiezi Tamura and the Japanese. At these competitions, a man managed to overcome three more rivals - Wolf Khan, Chiromerts Kanejara and Valentine Overmem. With the latest Anthony has already met in the ring for the year before. This victory allowed a man to become a champion Rings Promotion's King of Kings.
After closing the Rings Federation, Nogair begins to perform under the auspices of Pride Pride. His debut took place in the summer of 2001. For 2 years (2001-2002), a man did not suffer a single defeat. The audience remembered his impressive fighting with Canadian Gary Goodridge, the Americans Mark Colman, Hiza Herring and Bob Sappa, as well as with the Netherlands Sammy Shilt and the Japanese Sanae Kikuta. Nogair was a strong opponent for many fighters and after receiving the status of the PRIDE champion in heavyweight in 2001, for 2 years defended his championship.
The loss of the title Brazilian occurred in 2003 on PRIDE 25 Body Blow in Japan. On March 16, his meeting took place in octave with the Russian fighter Fyodor Emelianenko. The man survived all 3 rounds, but the audience was noticeable that during the fight the Russian dominated the opponent, and at the end of time the unanimous decision of the judges did the winner.
After that, the athlete was 5 wins in a row, including the former UFC champion in heavyweight American Ricco Rodriguez. Next time, it was possible to meet Emelianenko emeyar at Pride Final Conflict 2004. After 4 minutes from the start of the battle, the athletes collided their heads, Fyodor got a strong dissection and therefore could not continue the battle. The match of the athletes was postponed by December 2004, but Antonyu again lost to the unanimous decision of the judges. True, after that, the man was waiting for 4 victories in a row.
The manner joins the UFC, was announced in April 2007. His debut exit to octagon under the auspices of the new promotion took place in the summer of the same year. The contender of Brazilian became American, Hiz Herring, whom he was overgrown with the unanimous judicial decision.
No less successfully fighter acted against American Tim Silvia. But with the next fighter Frank Mir, he was not lucky, already in the 2nd round, the man defeated Brazilian, "shook" to that blows.
Rehabilitated in the eyes of the audience Anthony managed in six months, the unanimous decision of the judges was announced by his victory over Randy Kutyur. And in the February fighting of 2010, Nogair is not lucky again. At the 2nd minute of the 1st round, the American Kane Velasquez struck his opponent with blows.
The following speeches of the fighter passed with varying success: 1 time Brazilian won, 1 lost and won again. The last 3 fights in the career of the Brazilian ended with defeats. In 2015, Nogair announced that he was out of battles and intends to work a bit in another area. Now he will select "recruits" for UFC Brazil.
Personal life
From the personal life of Anthony, little is known. There is information on the network that a man is married and he has a daughter, as far as she truth is unknown. According to photographs on a social network, it can be said that Nogair is in relations with the Brazilian model Amanda Mizhal. Whether she is his wife, is also unknown.
For other pictures of the fighter, it can be seen that he loves children very much, because the photo of nephews often appear on his page, with whom Anthony sometimes meets and spends time.
Anthony Nogair now
3 years after the departure of Anthony from Sports in 2015, the press appeared in the press that a man is preparing for a new battle, which will soon take place. However, this event did not happen.What exactly does Nogair do now, it is not known for sure. At the competition, a man appears only as a famous guest, but he does not appear anymore. Judging by the photo of the athlete in "Instagram" for 2019, Anthony did not stop training. He still pays a lot of time to sports halls, it is diligently and does not forget to comment in his profile important events occurring in the world of MMA fighting.
Titles and awards
- 1999 - Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- 1999 - Black Judo Belt
- 2000 - WEF champion in heavyweight
- 2001 - Champion Rings in heavyweight
- 2001 - 2003 - Champion PRIDE in heavyweight
- 2004 - Finalist Grand Prix Pride in heavyweight
- 2006 - Grand Prix Pride semifinalist in absolute weight
- 2008 - Temporary UFC Champion in Heavy Weight