Pedro Rizzo
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| Pedro Rizzo | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Rock |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Born | May 3, 1974 |
| Fighting out of | |
| Town of birth | Rio De Janeiro |
| Fighting style | Ruas Vales Tudo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo (born May 3, 1974-) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter and professional kickboxer. He has a professional MMA record of 14-7-0 as of April 22, 2005. Rizzo is considered to be an excellent striker among MMA athletesgg.
Rizzo holds victories over fighters such as the former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix champion Mark Coleman. He is a four-time Brazilian Muay Thai champion with a record of 31-0-1 (30 KO) in kickboxing. Trained by Vale Tudo legend Marco Ruas, Rizzo has adopted Ruas' brutal leg kicks and has developed strong stand up fighting and used this to great effect in the cage. Rizzo's move to the Japanese PRIDE event has not gone well so far for the former UFC Heavyweight Title contender, suffering losses at the hands of Sergei Kharitonov and Roman Zentsov.
References
- "Pedro Rizzo is one of the greatest strikers in mixed martial arts. If he had the aggressive attitude of, say, Wanderlei Silva, he would just crush everybody. But he's a counter-fighter. His style, he likes to sit and wait for the perfect opportunity. If you chase after him, and you leave openings, a la Josh Barnett, he'll knock you out. But if you stand there and just pose with him, he'll pose back with you." Joe Rogan, at UFC 45. At the same event, Rogan stated that Rizzo is "In my opinion, the best striker in mixed martial arts".
