Last time I cared about a Ricco "Suave" fight was 11 years ago (when he fought my man
Zelg "Benkei" Galesic in 2013), which I suspect it already much, much later than most people ^^'
He was already super washed up when he fought Galesic, I mean they both were washed up, they're the same age and were both on losing streaks, but I kept hoping that Benkei would TKD his way to more exciting fights
Ricco also had a pair of interesting fights against Denis Stojnic after that, and since Denis, much like Zelg Galesic, was someone I became fond of because I happened to watch them fight live a few times during their early days (I'll never forget watching Stojnic vs Stevan Struve live, it was crazy), I kinda followed their rivalries with Ricco
"Suave"
Ricco had crazy potential, he had a lot of losses at ADCC but also some impressive wins, like when he subbed Big Nog
and in the UFC, had that crazy streak in which he finished Arlovski, Jeff Monson, TK, and took Randy Couture's belt by making him submit to strikes (remember the debates about if he did or didn't tap? good ol' days ^^)
He pissed Dana off with that big ad on his back though, didn't he?
After that he got finished by Tim Sylvia, and then lost a very close decision to Big Nog in what was arguably his last real big effort in the sport at high level.
I mean after that he had one last fight in the UFC against Pedro Rizzo, but I honestly don't remember much about it except that Ricco wore boxing trunks, didn't look good, and that "The Rock" won via decision
Let's watch it together, eh les amis?
UFC 45: Revolution
What a crazy line up!
