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Pioneer Marco Ruas looks back on contribution to MMA, wishes he’d had more UFC fights

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:37:28 +0000

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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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2333 with Lyoto Machida, Kevin Lee, Marco Ruas, Sammy the Squid

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:27:21 +0000

Stream or download Wednesday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Lyoto Machida , Kevin Lee , Marco Ruas and Sammy the Squid. Machida talked about his recent 18-month USADA suspension. Lee is coming off a UFC Fight Night 99 win over Magomed Mustafaev. Ruas is a former UFC tournament champion and a no-holds-barred legend. Squid and listener Jimmy Scissors from Las Vegas gave their football picks for the weekly “Beat the Squid” segment

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2333 with Lyoto Machida, Kevin Lee, Marco Ruas, Sammy the Squid – MMA Junkie

MMAjunkie Radio (1 p.m. ET): Lyoto Machida, Kevin Lee (in studio), Leslie Smith, Marco Ruas, Sammy the Squid

BAD MMA News — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:16:49 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Lyoto Machida , Kevin Lee (in studio), Leslie Smith , Marco Ruas and Sammy the Squid. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Machida recently was suspended for 18 months, retroactive to April, for out-of-competition use of a banned substance. Lee will co-host the show in the studio; he’s coming off a big win at UFC Fight Night 99 vs. Magomed Mustafaev in Belfast

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MMAjunkie Radio (1 p.m. ET): Lyoto Machida, Kevin Lee (in studio), Leslie Smith, Marco Ruas, Sammy the Squid – MMA Junkie