
Renato Sobral
Biography
Renato da Cunha Sobral is a retired Brazilian Catch Wrestler, mixed martial artist, and was the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. Sobral previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he posted a 6–4 record and has also competed for Bellator, RINGS, Jungle Fight, Cage Rage, Affliction, and ONE FC. He is the Head Instructor of Babalu's Iron Gym Cerritos and has a Luta Livre black belt. He is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

UFC 68: The Uprising
as Self
2007

UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
as Self
2006

UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
as Self
2006

UFC 55: Fury
as Self
2005

Strikeforce: Los Angeles
as Self
2010

Affliction: Banned
as Self
2008

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
as Self
2009

Affliction: Day of Reckoning
as Self
2009

Strikeforce: Destruction
as Self
2008

UFC 28: High Stakes
as Self
2000

UFC 35: Throwdown
as Self
2002

UFC 40: Vendetta
as Self
2002

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
as Self
2005

Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
as Self
2010

Bellator 96
as Himself
2013

Quintet Ultra
2019

Kickboxer: Retaliation
as Himself
2018

UFC 74: Respect
as Self
2007

UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
as Self
2002