Danny Segura: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira’s longevity is something to admire
Nogueira didn’t walk away with any major championship belts, but there’s plenty to appreciate about this veteran.
Greatness is often measured by how many titles fighters win throughout their careers and how many title defenses they’re able to stack up. But there’s more to greatness than just titles, as we know politics, popularity, and bad luck can get in the way of fighter’s path to championship glory.
But what never fails to measure greatness is longevity.
Picking up consistent wins across multiple generations is one of the true testaments to being great. Every year fighters become better athletes, techniques get more polishes and the overall level of MMA increases
Nogueira was able to remain game from 2001 all the way to 2020 – almost two decades of facing the best fighters on the planet. And more often then not, he came out victorious. Nogueira is a Brazilian legend and one of the best fighters to ever come out of Brazil. He truly had an amazing career.
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