Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-01-21, pretty good mma bout: Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ihor Potieria gets three stars.
Potieria vs Rua is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 21th, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), in a 3-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; it is Shogun’s retirement match and it is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Jamahal Hill – UFC 283. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Mauricio Shogun Rua record
The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Rua entered this fight with a record of 27-13-1 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 light heavyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 3) but then he has lost to Paul Craig (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Paul Craig 2) and to Ovince St Preux (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux 2).
Ihor Potieria record
His opponent, Ihor Potieria, has a mma record of 18-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.132 in the light heavyweight division.
In his last three matches he has defeated Giorgi Khubejashvili and Lukasz Sudolski but then he has lost to Nicolae Negumereanu.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 283 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on PPV – pay-per-view)
Glover Teixeira vs Jamahal Hill
Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno 4
Gilbert Burns vs Neil Magny
Jessica Andrade vs Lauren Murphy
Paul Craig vs Johnny Walker
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ABC / ESPN / ESPN+)
Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ihor Potieria
Gregory Rodrigues vs Brunno Ferreira
Thiago Moises vs Melquizael Costa
Mounir Lazzez vs Gabriel Bonfim
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Jailton Almeida vs Shamil Abdurakhimov
Ismael Bonfim vs Terrance McKinney
Nicolas Dalby vs Warlley Alves
Josiane Nunes vs Zarah Fairn dos Santos
Cody Stamann vs Luan Lacerda
Daniel Marcos vs Saimon Oliveira
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ihor Potieria as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Rua vs Potieria fight?
Ihor Potieria defeated Mauricio Shogun Rua via TKO at 4:05, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 283 post-fight octagon interview of Mauricio Shogun Rua and Ihor Potieria.
