Tuesday, December 06, 2011

World's 8th richest man sponsoring Nog brothers

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One of the richest man on the planet, Eike Batista, Brazilian entrepreneur and president of the EBX Group, announced today he’ll sponsor the twin brothers Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira and Rogerio ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira in their upcoming fights at UFC 140, against Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.

Ranked 8th on Forbes’ list, Batista explained the choice on a press release, in his website.

“We increased our support on the national sport with the sponsorship of the brothers Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogerio Minotouro, MMA fighters, who’ll do their last fight of the year at UFC 140, when they’ll fight the heavyweight Frank Mir and light-heavyweight Tito Ortiz”, said the note.

On the side note, he also revealed his company will create a volleyball team, RJX, and support F1 driver Bruno Senna, among other athletes.

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