After an 11-year career that has spread from Pancrase to Pride to, most recently, the UFC, the “Big Dog” has called it a career. Under his coach and mentor, Renzo Gracie, Almeida amassed a 6-5 record with the UFC. Almeida has previously taken a four-year break from fighting where he focused on teaching and running […]
UFC: Ricardo Almeida Announces His Retirement from MMA
After an 11-year career that has spread from Pancrase to Pride to, most recently, the UFC, the “Big Dog” has called it a career. Under his coach and mentor, Renzo Gracie, Almeida amassed a 6-5 record with the UFC. Almeida has previously tak…