Brazilian nicknames are surprisingly accurate

[Davey Crockett]

Wanderlei's first nickname was actually "cachorro louco" which means mad dog

When I first started watching I thought Wandi was called the axe murderer because his signature move was the axe kick

 

[Organic Damage]

Cole "Magrinho" Miller. It means "skinny"

 

[Uber_Noober]

Antonio Carlos Junior aka Cara de Sapato = Shoe Face

 

[Etherized]

I guess there are a lot of people who look like pitbulls down there, then.

 

[Keithhackney]

Rousimar Palhares's nickname is Toquinho (tree stump), he's pretty much built like one.

About as smart as one too

 

[Keithhackney]

About as smart as one too

Beat me to it

 

[Geison]

I can't speak for Portuguese but in Spanish, "sapo" also means frog but it's used like "rat" in English. i.e. someone who tells about something they shouldn't is a "sapo"

Not sure if it's the same in Brazil, but in Spanish that would be a pretty bad name.

it's not. Sapo just means frog here.

 

[Fedor_Silva]

Rousimar Palhares's nickname is Toquinho (tree stump), he's pretty much built like one.

I guess nick "Toquinho" is because he is a short guy

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

 

[111293]

Eric “jovem em potencial” Silva
“Young prospect”

 

[WinZip]

it's not. Sapo just means frog here.

Thanks, wasn't sure if it translated like that or not

 

[Lucaspmc]

Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo

Massaranduba was a character from a 90's comedy, that typical "gym bro" that always beats up people for no reason.
His catchphrase was Vou dar porrada

 

[IsNormal]

Paulo Caveira Thiago.
Caveira means skull/hollow face.

I don't really think it's that accurate... wouldn't have guess it. I guess his eyes are a bit sunk in but his face doesn't scream skull to me.

 

[IsNormal]

Some of the most well known ones are also my favorites.
Jacare = crocodile
Minotauro = well ..duh. Body of a man, head of a bull.

 

[DS66]

 

[RudimarChute]

They also sound cool even though they’re kinda dumb.

 

[Fstepp]

They also sound cool even though they’re kinda dumb.

It somehow sounds cooler if it's in Brazilian/Portuguese.

Imagine having the nickname Shoeface or Bignose in english. Not as cool.

 

[maxi diablo]

Inb4 ShoeFace

That one is so accurate.

 

[HHJ]

Shoeface is one of those "well i cant unsee it,now" kinda names

 

[Mau]

Paulo Caveira Thiago.
Caveira means skull/hollow face.

I don't really think it's that accurate... wouldn't have guess it. but I guess his eyes are a bit sunk in.

It's because is from BOPE police, and their logo is a skull.