Early in his career Pedro Rizzo adopted brutal leg kicks from his master trainer Marco Ruas and from training at the Amsterdam-based Chakuriki gym.
16 Facts About Pedro Rizzo
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Pedro Rizzo is a former World Vale Tudo Championship Heavyweight Champion and former contender for the UFC heavyweight belt.
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Pedro Rizzo was almost an unstoppable force in his early UFC run, which culminated in a highly controversial loss at the hands of Randy Couture.
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The UFC heavyweight title fight between these fighters took place in Atlantic city on 4 May 2001, and Pedro Rizzo dominated the pace of the fight and punished Couture with heavy leg kicks; which at the conclusion of the bout left Couture unable to exit the arena without assistance.
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Pedro Rizzo then had a chance to rematch Couture but was soundly beaten by Couture in this rematch, and after this fight Pedro Rizzo's performances were mixed.
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Pedro Rizzo never seemed to recover from the controversial loss to Couture in that first fight, and this is what is believed to have taken the wind out of Pedro Rizzo's sails; as his hunger and drive were never the same as a consequence.
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Pedro Rizzo returned to his winning ways on 9 March 2007, when he beat UFC veteran Justin Eilers by unanimous decision at the debut show of Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship, which was held in Dallas, Texas.
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Pedro Rizzo was defeated at Affliction: Banned by Josh Barnett, via knockout in round 2.
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Pedro Rizzo was defeated by Gilbert Yvel at Ultimate Chaos: Lashley vs Sapp via knockout in round 1.
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Pedro Rizzo revealed in the post-fight interview that he had an elbow problem 10 days before the fight and that was why he could not push for the knockout that "the Brazilian fans deserved".
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Pedro Rizzo won his last two fights, against Gary Goodridge at Washington Combat and against eventual UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock at Impact Fighting Championships in Australia.
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On 21 June 2012, Pedro Rizzo faced former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, at M-1 Global ring in St Petersburg, Russia.
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Pedro Rizzo got caught by a right hand from Fedor that knocked him down; Fedor then proceeded with punches that left Pedro Rizzo motionless at 1:24 of the first round.
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On 26 May 2013, Pedro Rizzo faced Japanese heavyweight Satoshi Ishii at IGF: GENOME 26.
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On 12 September 2015, Pedro Rizzo returned to face Andrew Flores at Face to Face 12.
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Pedro Rizzo won via leg kicks, forcing Flores to quit in between rounds, and Rizzo announced his retirement shortly after the fight.