Few fighter aliases seem more adequate than that of “The King of Streets” Marco Ruas – and it’s not just because of the wordplay (Ruas means “streets” in Portuguese). Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern MMA, the Brazilian legend had his fair share of violent encounters on the streets – and beaches, and gyms, and restaurants, and bars – of Rio de Janeiro at a time when regulated “vale tudo” competition wasn’t quite as available as it is now. Recalling his early steps to MMAjunkie Radio, Ruas (9-4) guarantees that not only was he a fixture of the street-fighting scene – he ruled it, too. “In the streets, I’m undefeated,” Ruas said. “Nobody beat me.” Asked to point out a specific amount of fights – around 100, maybe
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