Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga
Record: 11-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
5 (T)KO's
6 Submissions


Gabriel Gonzaga Nogueira (born May 18, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is a professional mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a former member of Chute Boxe Academy and now fights out of Ludlow, Massachusetts as a part of Team Link. Gonzaga won by knockout at UFC 70 over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović on April 21, 2007, which earned him a Heavyweight title shot with Randy Couture. He won the Mundials (2004), which is considered to be the top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition in the world. He is currently ranked as the #13 heavyweight in the world by Bloodyelbow.com.

Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga on his next fight
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If you ask me, Gonzaga is the most violent Heavyweight of the past 4 years. His game is just sick. If his mentality and heart were on par with his ultra-violent physical gifts, Gonzaga would easily rank high amongst the Top 5 Heavyweights. I'm a Gonzaga fan for life.

Yeah he is an animal. I think he has a good chance of beating Dos Santos. Really looking forward to the fight.