Review: 2014-11-08, the fight between Mauricio Rua and Ovince St Preux gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he won just one out of his last four bouts, against James Te Huna in 2013 (=Rua vs Te Huna); after this fight he faced Dan Henderson for the second time, in his only bout of 2014 but he lost via tko (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux (who replaces Jimi Manuwa because he had pulled out of the fight due to injury), has an official record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he has already fought three times in 2014 beating Nikita Krylov (=St Preux vs Krylov) and Ryan Jimmo (=Jimmo vs St Preux) but then he lost to Ryan Bader (=Bader vs St Preux). Shogun Rua vs St Preux ‘Osp’ is the main event of UFC Fight Night 56; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-23, some tough exchanges and a good finish: the second fight between Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night). Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-8-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he lost twice in his last three fights.
His opponent, Dan Henderson, has an official record of 29-11-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he is 43 years old (11 years older than Rua) and he comes off three consecutive defeats; currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). The last fight won by ‘Hendo’ was the first bout against ‘Shogun’ Rua in 2011, one of the best fights in mma history (=Henderson vs Shogun Rua I). Shogun Rua vs Henderson 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 39 – Ufn. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-12-07, good start and spectacular finish: the fight between Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and James Te Huna is very close to get four stars! Mauricio Rua (21-8-0, 91% finishing rate) entered as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world while James Te Huna (16-6-0, 82% finishing rate) entered as the No.19. Mauricio Rua vs Te Huna is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Mark Hunt – UFC Ufn 33. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-08-17, Mauricio Rua vs Chael Sonnen gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (21-7-0, 91% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world while Chael Sonnen (27-13-1, 41% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Mauricio Rua vs Sonnen is the main event of UFC Fight Night 26 (also known as UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs Sonnen). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-12-08, exciting and tough fight between Mauricio Rua and Alexander Gustafsson: three stars. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-6-0) entered as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world while Alexander Gustafsson (14-1-0) entered as the No.9. Mauricio Rua vs Gustafsson is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Nate Diaz – UFC on Fox 5. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-08-04, good first period, very exciting and tough second round (with heavy exchanges) and nice ending: unfortunately the pace slows down a little bit in the 3rd and 4th rounds if not the fight between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera could get four stars. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-6-0) entered as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world while Brandon Vera (12-5-0) entered as the No.29. Mauricio Rua vs Vera is the main event of “UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs Vera”. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, amazing and tough fight, great strikes, excellent grappling techniques, high pace: this is what we want, this is mma and this is a Fight of the Year. Congratulations to Shogun and Hendo, two real warriors (awarded with “Fight of the Night” honors). Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-5-0) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Dan Henderson (28-8-0) entered as the No.6. “Shogun” Rua vs Henderson was the main event of the UFC 139; they also faced each other a second time on March 23, 2014 (=Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-08-27, in the first fight between Maurício Rua and Forrest Griffin (UFC 76 – 2007-09-22) the American defeated “Shogun” Rua by submission but this time the Brazilian takes revenge on Forrest Griffin winning by KO in the first round. “Shogun” Rua vs Griffin 2 was on the undercard of Silva vs Okami (UFC 134). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-03-19, great fight between Jon Jones and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: it gets three stars. Jon Jones entered the fight with a record of 12-1-0 while Mauricio “Shogun” Rua had a record of 19-4-0. Jones vs Rua is valid for the UFC light heavyweight title (Rua’s first defense); main event of UFC 128. Watch the video:
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Review: 2014-11-08, the fight between Mauricio Rua and Ovince St Preux gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he won just one out of his last four bouts, against James Te Huna in 2013 (=Rua vs Te Huna); after this fight he faced Dan Henderson for the second time, in his only bout of 2014 but he lost via tko (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
Review: 2011-11-19, amazing and tough fight, great strikes, excellent grappling techniques, high pace: this is what we want, this is mma and this is a Fight of the Year. Congratulations to Shogun and Hendo, two real warriors (awarded with “Fight of the Night” honors). Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-5-0) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Dan Henderson (28-8-0) entered as the No.6. “Shogun” Rua vs Henderson was the main event of the UFC 139; they also faced each other a second time on March 23, 2014 (=
