Bad Boy is proud to sponsor Antônio Rogério Nogueira "Minotoro". In his most recent fight, Minotoro beat Edwin Dewees in the first round of his debut in the first Affliction event "Banned" on July 19, 2008.
Minotoro has a 13-3 record with 8 years experience in Mixed Martial
Arts. He fights out of Rio de Janeiro, where he trains with the best
fighters in the business: his twin brother, Minotauro and the rest of
Brazilian Top Team. Minotoro has notable MMA wins over Dan Henderson
and Kazushi Sakuraba. The bulk of Minotoro's MMA career has been with
Pride FC, but he has also recently begun to box as a Super Heavyweight.
In 2006, he won both the Brazilian and South American Championships. In
2007, he again won the Brazilian Championship and took the Bronze Medal
at the Pan American Games.
Bad Boy was favored by a visit from Minotoro at our San Diego
Headquarters on Tuesday, July 15. Travelling with Minotoro was his
primary trainer, corner man and a former Bad Boy Fighter himself,
Amaury Bitetti!
