Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (Guest) - EP #90

The very first Pride Heavyweight Champion, former UFC Heavyweight Champion, current UFC Brazil commentator, and absolute legend of the sport, Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, Skypes in for this episode! He and Mike talk about traveling together in Abu Dhabi, updates on fight week, the amazing growth of MMA, Ortega vs Zombie, Khabib vs Gaethje, how Anderson Silva used to call his shots, Big Nog's favorite career moments, plans for the future, and much more! As always, subscribe and click the bell for notifications so you never miss an episode! Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save! AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at AKAThailand.com! Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to the show 1:30 Riding sand dunes in Abu Dhabi 3:11 Minotauro ALWAYS has goggles with him! 4:54 Mike bumped into Minotauro in Russia! 7:07 Doing commentary for UFC in Brazil 8:54 The UFC 254 safety protocols are intense! 13:18 It's been crazy watching UFC grow over the last 20 years 15:40 UFC events give people a sense of normalcy 18:14 Brian Ortega vs The Korean Zombie was incredible! 19:37 Minotauro's back STILL hurts after fighting Bob Sapp! 21:19 Big Nog's gym in Dubai 23:54 Minotauro can't wait to come back to AKA Thailand! 27:02 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje is an insane fight 29:57 Minotauro's idol is Anderson Silva 31:55 Anderson Silva used to call his shots 35:43 Mindset makes all the difference for a pro fighter 37:16 Minotauro wanted to fight Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier 38:25 Standout fights against Schaub, Sapp, Cro Cop 40:47 Some of Minotauro's favorite fighters to watch 41:52 Minotauro's loves working for the UFC! 44:05 Minotauro is bringing BJJ to Brazilian public schools 51:31 Abu Dhabi vlog with Big Nog! Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: https://www.instagram.com/minotauromma/?hl=en https://twitter.com/minotauromma https://www.facebook.com/minotauromma Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!