Forrest Griffin shared his history with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua The original TUF winner wants everybody to respect Stephan Bonnar’s death and legacy UFC legend Forrest Griffin looked back at some of his good memories with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. And as the other half of the iconic The Ultimate Fighter season 1 finale, Griffin also talked
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua made his final walk to the Octagon on Saturday night in front of a hometown crowd at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Meeting him inside the Octagon at UFC 283 was Ukrainian challenger Ihor Potieira. Intent on spoiling Rua’s going away party, Poteira looked to get his first victory under the
Mixed martial arts legend Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua will make one final walk to the Octagon in 2023. The former UFC and PRIDE champion will compete for the last time at UFC 283 on January 21st when the promotion returns to his native Brazil. With more than 20 years in combat sports, ‘Shogun’ will finally say
The end of a storied career for Maurício Shogun Rua is coming next year. In the early days of the UFC, the fighters seemed almost bigger than life. They were monstrous fighters who would put it all on the line for glory and the UFC belt. One man who personified this more than most is
After a dull rematch, Ovince Saint Preux defeated Mauricio Rua. Saint Preux crossed the finish line with a split decision over Rua, scoring 28-29, 29-28, and 30-27. UFC 274 taking place (Sat., May 7, 2022) from inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Round 1 The round opens with Shogun and OSP trying to gauge
When Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua enters the octagon on Saturday at UFC 274, it will be his 41st professional fight. However, in fight years, it is more like his 700th fight. The Brazilian has been in countless wars over his career and taken so much damage that most fighters would have called it a career. View
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is ready to retire to MMA after he can fight two more times. The idea of retirement is probably for the better, especially after UFC President Dana White encouraged Shogun to do so. Shogun faced Paul Craig in a rematch during UFC 255. During their first encounter at UFC on ESPN+ 22,
After UFC 255, UFC President Dana White urged Marucio Rua to retire after suffering a beating at the hands of Paul Craig. Now, Dana has confirmed to fans that Shogun has officially retired from the sport of mixed martial arts. Dana says Shogun Retired Dana recently conducted a Q&A session on the ESPN+ platform. During
2020 has seen some of the biggest disappointments in the history of humanity. On a smaller scale, those same sad principles have been applied to the MMA world. Some of the UFC’s biggest legends seem to be a shell of themselves and hanging on by a thread of their career. Recently, UFC President Dana White
In the co-main event of the evening, two legends of the sport face off for the third time. The former Pride and UFC champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (26-11-1) is up against “Lil Nog” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (23-9). Rua vs Nogueira is up next on UFC on ESPN 14 from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Round
Pride never say die. But, Pride fighters do eventually move onto bigger and better things in life. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira plans to move on from the sport of mixed martial arts after his next fight. Nogueira will be taking on another Pride and Brazillian legend in Shogun Rua on the UFC’s freshly built Fight Island.
The “Golden Era” of mixed martial arts has a crop of legendary names that are synonymous with that time of the sport. During the era when Pride and the UFC were both on their A-game, names like Rampage Jackson, Anderson Silva, and Shogun Rua all etched their names in the history of the sport. To
The UFC is quickly beginning to fill up slots for the events taking place on Fight Island. Now it seems that a rubber match between Shogun Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueria will be the co-main event on the of the cards. Shogun is 2-0 over his fellow Brazilian fighter. The pair first met under the
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira To Retire After Trilogy With Shogun Rua Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will be taking on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, in a trilogy bout. Win or lose in this fight, he says it will be his last. Nogueira is a legitimate legend in the sport of MMA. Having competed since 2001, he has fought everywhere
Shogun Rua Misses Stomp Rules Shogun Rua is one of the most popular names mentioned throughout the short history of MMA. Just the thought of his name produces lucid recollections of the beginning stages of MMA. Also, it reminds fans of the days where Asian promotions like PRIDE stood out with elite competitors and a
Shogun and Paul Craig Disappointed in Performances Want to Rematch The co-main event of UFC Paulo was quite possibly one of the most uneventful fights in recent UFC memory. During the bout, UFC light heavyweights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Paul Craig went the distance only to fight to a split draw decision. Both spectators and