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I'm not sure because Rick Young's site has him listed as "8th dan" and I've heard Rick say Mauricio is a 7th degree black belt in the past whereas the RGA site has him listed as 6th.
Yeah, I've seen other places that list him as 7th, but I'd presume the RGA site is accurate (given that's his son's school and the main place he teaches, AFAIK). So either he doesn't care, or the various websites aren't updated regularly with the correct rank. I'd have thought once you get to that stage of accomplishment in BJJ, how many stripes you've got on your belt is not something you put much stock in.
Easy enough to settle the question though, as there are comparatively recent pics about. Here's the man himself promoting Kevin Chan in February this year:
If you zoom in on that belt, I think it shows six, although I may well have counted the stripes wrong. Either way, should be able to tell from this: