Renato Sobral

Renato Sobral

MMAstatsbox
name=Renato Sobral



nick=Babalu
height=6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm)
weight=205 lb. (93 kg)
nationality= Brazilian
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1975|month=9|day=7
died=
fightingfrom=Costa Mesa, California
hometown=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fightteam=Gracie Barra Combat Team/Erik Paulson's CSW
fightstyle=Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai
wins=30
losses=7
draws=0
nocontest=
ko=2
submissions=15|

Renato (IPA2|ʀ̥e.ˈna.tu) "Babalu" Da Cunha Sobral (born September 7, 1975 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil, who has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team with a professional MMA record of 30 wins and 7 losses, with 15 victories coming by way of submission. Some of his MMA achievements include defeating fighters Trevor Prangley, Mauricio Rua, and Jeremy Horn in a single night at IFC's "Global Domination" tournament.

Career

Sobral's background is in wrestling Before joining the Gracie Barra Combat Team, he was a Brazilian national wrestling champion and was trained in Ruas Vale Tudo, a martial arts system developed by Marco Ruas.cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews.asp?n_id=2198
title=Renato "Babalu" Sobral Interview
last=Wrobel
first=Pedro
publisher=Sherdog.com
date=November 23, 2004
accessdate=2008-01-12
]

Sobral is known throughout the UFC for his intense and grueling training regimen, which typically involves bench-pressing fellow workout partners, running up the steep mountains of Brazil and swimming 2000 meters in an hour.Fact|date=January 2008

At "UFC 62", Sobral was defeated by Chuck Liddell in a bout for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The match was stopped as a technical knockout at 95 seconds into the first round. Following his loss to Liddell, Sobral faced Jason Lambert at "UFC 68". Sobral was knocked out in the second round. Sobral went on to defeat former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir in a special submission grappling superfight at Tuff-N-Uff's "Unarmed Combat" event on June 22, 2007. Sobral won the bout by points (6-2).Fact|date=December 2007

UFC 74 controversy

Sobral's next fight was at "UFC 74" against David Heath. The first round consisted of devastating ground and pound from Sobral, which left Heath and the octagon drenched in blood. (Probably one of the bloodiest fights in UFC history.) In the second round, Sobral secured another takedown followed by a submission by Anaconda Choke. Despite referee Steve Mazzagatti's attempts to break Sobral's choke, Sobral held onto it for four more seconds after Heath tapped out, resulting in him losing consciousness.cite web
url=http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-babalu082807
title=There should be no room for Babalu's antics
last=Iole
first=Kevin
publisher=Yahoo! Sports
date=August 28, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-12
] During his post-fight interview, Sobral told UFC color analyst Joe Rogan that he was aware that Heath had tapped, but "he (Heath) has to learn respect. He deserved that. He called me 'motherfucker'." In his dressing room after the fight, Sobral spoke to "Las Vegas Journal-Review" columnist Ed Graney. Sobral then mocked the crowd for booing him, saying "The crowd didn't like it? Who cares? At least they had a reaction."

On August 30, 2007, Sobral was released from his contractual obligations by the UFC due to his actions at UFC 74.cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8797
title=Babaloose: UFC Cuts Controversial Fighter
last=Gross
first=Josh
publisher=Sherdog.com
date=August 30, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-12
] UFC President Dana White called Sobral's actions "completely unacceptable. This is the fight game and shit happens. But no way can you do what he did." White also supported the fans attitude towards Sobral after the fight. "I think you saw the response from the fans. Babalu was a fan favorite. They turned on him immediately." Additionally, the Nevada State Athletic Commission withheld $25,000 of Sobral's $50,000 fight purse and convened a hearing to deal with both his holding the choke and ignoring Mazzagatti's orders.cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=9197
title=NSAC Fines 'Babalu' 25K
last=Gross
first=Josh
publisher=Sherdog.com
date=September 24, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-12
]

Future After The UFC

After the termination of his deal with the UFC, Sobral was courted by numerous promotions looking to sign him. During the September 29 Strikeforce event at the Playboy Mansion it was announced that Sobral had signed a non-exclusive deal with Strikeforce.cite web
url=http://www.punchdrunkgamer.com/interviewsJoshThomson2.html
title=Josh Thomson: After the Mansion
last=Carpinello
first=Dave
publisher=Punch Drunk Gamer
date=September 30, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-12
] It has since been revealed that he has signed two more non-exclusive deals with Hardcore Championship Fighting and Xcess Fighting.cite web
url=http://www.mmafightline.com/news/2007/111/renato_babalu_sobral_307084.shtml
title=Renato “Babalu” Sobral Signs With Xcess Fighting
last=Perkins
first=Jason
publisher=MMA Fightline
date=November 1, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-12
] Sobral also later competed in an event for the Ring of Fire promotion, defeating Rodney Faverus by submission (arm triangle choke).

Sobral was scheduled to fight fellow UFC veteran Vernon "Tiger" White in a match to crown the first WCO Light Heavyweight Champion.cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/pr.asp?n_id=10552
title=WCO Hits San Diego
publisher=Sherdog.com
date=December 27, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-12
] However, because the show's promoters were unable to secure adequate funding to pay the fighters, the show was canceled at the last minute by the California State Athletic Commission.cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=10787
title=Breaking News: Saturday's WCO Event Cancelled
last=Gross
first=Josh
date=January 12, 2008
accessdate=2008-01-12
]

Affliction

Sobral has recently signed with Affliction Clothing's MMA promotion and appeared at on July 19, defeating Mike Whitehead by unanimous decision. In his next fight on October 11 he rumored to be going up against former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz at , the promotions second event. This fight has not yet been confirmed however, and Tito has stated he has not yet been signed by Affliction.

Personal life

Sobral has a daughter named Maria Fernanda, whose name is tattooed on his chest. [ [http://tapoutpage.proelite.com/56987 “My daughter, Maria Fermanda—the name tattooed on my chest—is the reason for my life now. So I keep working.”] ]

His nickname comes from a brand of bubblegum that he used to chew. [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Fighting/UFC/2006/08/24/1804103-cp.html] Dead link|date=March 2008]

Sobral was also arrested on July 14, 2007 for misdemeanor battery and trespassing at the Seminole Indian Reservation Casino. [ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4342&zoneid=1 MMA WEEKLY - Your #1 Source for Daily MMA News, Interviews, Multimedia, and More: - BABALU ARRESTED ] ]

MMA record

MMArecordbox
wins=30
losses=7
ko-wins=2
ko-losses=3
sub-wins=16
sub-losses=1
dec-wins=12
dec-losses=3

ee also

*List of male mixed martial artists
*Ultimate Fighting Championship
*Mixed martial arts

References

External links

*sherdog|id=274


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