Ricardo Arona

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricardo Arona
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1978(1978-07-17)
Age	46
Birthplace	Rio de Janeiro
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Cancer

Ricardo Arona Biography

Ricardo Arona is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on July 17, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Retired Brazilian MMA middleweight and light heavyweight who was a former RINGS promotion Middleweight champion. In 2005, as a competitor in the PRIDE promotion, he finished as the runner-up PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix.

He submitted Tito Ortiz during his competing in the ADCC grappling competitions.

On December 31, 2005 Ricardo Arona fought Wanderlei Silva for a second time, this time for the Middleweight Championship. Arona threatened to execute the same gameplan, but Silva countered it with a strong takedown defense and an opportunistic striking, including standing away from Arona’s guard and kicking his legs. Arona got a decisive takedown at the second round and performed ground and pound, only for Silva to reverse and get free, which forced Ricardo to pull guard. At the final round, Arona managed to take Wanderlei to the ground and attack from top position, with Silva reversing him again and kicking at his legs. Arona lost the match in a discussed split decision.

His semifinal match, against rival Wanderlei Silva, was held on August 28,

2005. Arona surprised everyone when he defeated Silva, who was the PRIDE Middleweight Champion at the time, by decision, handing Silva his first middle weight defeat in PRIDE. Despite Silva’s feared striking, Arona put him down with an early leg kick and worked on an extensive ground and pound, taking him down every time the fight got standing in order to continue with the punishment, which lasted until the last minute. After defeating Silva, Arona advanced to finals where he faced rising MMA fighter Maurício “Shogun” Rua, brother of Murilo Rua and Chute Boxe integrant. In a dominant performance, Rua reversed a takedown from Arona and got the advantage, scoring knee strikes which stunned Ricardo, and finally got his own takedown and knocked Arona out with hammerfists to the face.

He was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ricardo Arona Net Worth

Ricardo Arona is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricardo Arona 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began training in judo and karate at an early age. He switched to Brazilian jiu-jitsu at age 13.

He won the Abu Dhabi Combat Club’s (ADCC) world submission wrestling championships in 2000 and 2001. He did not lose a point in a single match.

Ricardo Arona (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaʁdu aˈʁõnɐ] ; born July 17, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2009, he competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and was a member of Brazilian Top Team. He is the former RINGS Middleweight Champion, as well as the 2001 RINGS Middleweight Championship Tournament Winner, and 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Runner- Up. In submission wrestling, he holds an undefeated record of 13-0, never losing a single point in a match, and is a three-time ADCC Champion. He has notable wins in both MMA and submission grappling competition over Tito Ortiz, Jeff Monson, Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort, Mark Kerr, Kazushi Sakuraba, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, Murilo Rua, Jeremy Horn, Guy Mezger, and Dean Lister.

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Who is Ricardo Arona Dating?

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In June 2014, Arona was offered a contract by Bellator MMA. However, he refused it and cited wanting to be one hundred percent physically healthy before recommitting to MMA as his reason.

Facts & Trivia

Ricardo Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Ricardo Arona celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.

Why did Ricardo Arona retire?

After PRIDE, Arona would injure his knee in a regional promotion , retiring from professional fighting for good.

Who did Rampage Jackson slam knockout?

1. Rampage Jackson Knocks out Ricardo Arona.