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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-05-07, mma fight not particularly good: Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux 2 gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
In their first match Saint Preux defeated Rua via ko (November 8, 2014 – Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux); this second fight is on the undercard of Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 274. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-21, some good exchanges between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Paul Craig 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-26, pretty good fight between Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 3: it gets three stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-16, fight not particularly good between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Paul Craig: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a mma record of 26-11-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Anthony Smith (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith) and beating Tyson Pedro (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Tyson Pedro).
His opponent, Paul Craig, has an official record of 12-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2019 beating Kennedy Nzechukwu and Vinicius Moreira Castro, but between these two fights he lost to Alonzo Menifield. Shogun Rua vs Craig is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza – UFC Fight Night 164 (UFC on ESPN+ 22); they also faced each other a second time on November 21, 2020 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Paul Craig 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, pretty good fight between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Tyson Pedro: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a mma record of 25-11-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Anthony Smith (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Gian Villante (Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante).
His opponent, the black belt in Japanese jiu-jitsu and kempo Tyson Pedro, has an official record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class but he lost two ouy of his last three fights, against Ilir Latifi (Ilir Latifi vs Tyson Pedro) and Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro); between these two bouts he beat Saparbek Safarov (Tyson Pedro vs Saparbek Safarov). Shogun Rua vs Pedro is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-22, good finish between Mauricio Rua and Anthony Smith: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-10-0 (84% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 11, 2017 when he defeated Gian Villante (Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante). Before this bout he had suffered two consecutive losses in 2014, against Dan Henderson (Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (Shogun Rua vs St Preux), but then he has won three bouts.
His opponent, Anthony Smith, has an official record of 29-13-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2018 losing to Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith) and beating Rashad Evans. Shogun vs Smith is the main event of UFC Fight Night 134. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante gets three stars only thanks to the good finish.The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered two consecutive losses in 2014, against Dan Henderson (=Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (=Shogun Rua vs St Preux), but then he has beat Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Shogun vs Nogueira 2) and Corey Anderson (=Rua vs Anderson).
His opponent, Gian Villante, has a record of 15-7-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Ilir Latifi (=Latifi vs Villante) and defeating Saparbek Safarov. Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Gian Villante is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, close fight between Mauricio Rua and Corey Anderson: it gets three stars.The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a record of 23-10-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Dan Henderson (=Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (=Shogun Rua vs St Preux); after this bout he beat Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Shogun vs Nogueira 2).
His opponent, the Tuf 19 tournament winner Corey Anderson, has an mma record of 8-1-0 (38% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss in 2015, against Gian Villante, after this fight he has won three consecutive bouts beating Tom Lawlor in 2016 (=Anderson vs Lawlor). Shogun Rua vs Anderson is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, nice and tough exchanges between Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The black belt in Bjj and former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-10-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Dan Henderson (=Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (=Rua vs St Preux).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio Rogerio ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira, has a record of 21-6-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class and he lost his last bout as well, against Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Nogueira). In their first fight Shogun defeated Minotouro by unanimous decision (June 26, 2005); Rua vs Nogueira 2 is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia – UFC 190. Watch the video and rate this fight!
