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Pedro Augusto Rizzo ((:ˈpedɾu ˈʁizu); born May 3, 1974) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter who competed for the UFC, PRIDE, M-1 Global, and Affliction. == Mixed martial arts career == Early in his career Rizzo has adopted brutal leg kicks from Amsterdam-based Chakuriki gym where he developed strong stand up style and used this to great effect in the cage. Rizzo is a talented and feared striker in mixed martial arts. Rizzo is a former World Vale Tudo Championship (WVC) Heavyweight Champion and former contender for the UFC heavyweight belt. A stint in PRIDE FC did not go too well for the former UFC Heavyweight title contender, and Rizzo suffered quick losses at the hands of Sergei Kharitonov and Roman Zentsov. Rizzo returned to his winning ways on March 9, 2007, when he beat UFC veteran Justin Eilers by unanimous decision at the début show of Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship, which was held in Dallas, Texas. He defeated Jeff Monson on September 1, 2007. This fight took place on the first pay-per-view event promoted by the Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship organization. Rizzo was defeated at Affliction: Banned by Josh Barnett, via knockout in round 2. He was defeated by Gilbert Yvel at Ultimate Chaos: Lashley vs. Sapp via knockout in round 1. In his rematch with Jeff Monson, Rizzo won a decision at Bitetti Combat. He 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". Rizzo also 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. He was expected to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia on August 14 at War on the Mainland but it was discovered that Sylvia broke his foot in his fight with Mariusz Pudzianowski. Rizzo was expected to be the main event against Tim Sylvia at ProElite 2 in November,〔http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/354830/SylviaRizzo-ArlovskiFulton-headline-ProElite-2-in-Nov/〕 However he pulled out of the bout due to an injury.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Injured Rizzo Withdraws from Nov. 5 ProElite Bout Against Sylvia )〕 On June 21, 2012, Rizzo faced former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, at M-1 Global ring in St. Petersburg, Russia. Rizzo got caught by a right hand from Fedor that knocked him down; Fedor then proceeded with punches that left Rizzo motionless at 1:24 of the first round. On May 26, 2013, Pedro faced Japanese heavyweight Satoshi Ishii at IGF: GENOME 26. He lost via unanimous decision. On September 12, 2015, Pedro returned to face Andrew Flores at Face to Face 12.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pedro Rizzo gets new opponent for upcoming fight in Brazil )〕 He won via leg kicks, forcing Flores to quit in between rounds, and Rizzo announced his retirement shortly after the fight.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=41-year-old UFC vet Pedro Rizzo wins in Brazil, announces retirement )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pedro Rizzo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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