Renan Barão Martial artist
Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado, better known as Renan Barão, (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈnɐ̃ baˈɾɐ̃w]) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. He held one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history, recording 33 straight fights without a loss (32 victories and 1 no contest) over a span of 9 years. As of December 10, 2014, he is #10 in the official UFC pound-for-pound rankings and ranked the #2 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog. His nickname Barão (baron), which predates his athletic career, was given to him by his grandmother after a character in the 1986 Brazilian soap opera Sinhá Moça.