Everyone has long heard the stories of the famed Chute Boxe academy and their less than orthodox approach to fighting.
From Wanderlei Silva taking on a fellow teammate in order to lay claim as the rightful owner of a dog, or the everyday brutal sparring sessions that have occurred in the academy, Chute Boxe has a long lineage of violence that has only been thought to be “legend”.
Now, a slew of videos have recently been released which support that legend. One video, though, stands out above the rest.
Future PRIDE and UFC champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua took part in an unorthodox kickboxing match with a fellow teammate in a makeshift arena set inside of somebody’s living room.
Though the Brazilian would go on to build an incredible career, which includes impressive performances against Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida and most recently Forrest Griffin—whom have all succumbed to first-round strikes from Rua—this video details a much less “crafted” Shogun.
Circa 1998, Rua, just 17-years-old at the time, was knocked out with a headkick against his unidentified opponent, with the likes of PRIDE veterans Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons and brother Murilo “Ninja” Rua both in attendance.
According to Marcelo Alonso of Sherdog.com, these same “super classes” were a regular occurrence and often regarded as a right of passage for most of the younger students. Fighters such as the esteemed “Axe Murderer” and Anderson Silva—both deriving from the Chute Boxe academy—have partook in such festivities as well.
Imagine if a discouraged Shogun never decided to lace up the gloves again after such a public and embarrassing performance? The world may never know.
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