“My brother [Ninja] left the team last week and there is no way I remain in a team my brother does not belong. I own him my career. It is because of him I became a professional fighter. He brought fighting to my family. My idea is to stay in Brazil, in Curitiba. So far I don’t want to move to US and I am trying to convince Murilo to stay too…. Id like to open a gym in Curitiba … maybe this January. I’ve been searching for places and growing the idea stronger. But after that I have to focus on UFC. I fight again in March and I need to train harder and harder for my next fight.”
– UFC light heavyweight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua talks with MMARingReport.com about the reason behind his recent departure from the famed ChuteBoxe mixed martial arts academy in Brazil. Shogun and his brother, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, follow in the footsteps of of other big name fighters to leave the camp of late such as Wanderlei Silva and Andre Dida. In the interview Shogun reveals that he can return to action as soon as March … and would like to challenge a big draw such as Tito Ortiz.
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i doubt it will be tito and didn’t he say he was fighting in april?? i think he might fight jardine
[quote comment=”242839″]i doubt it will be tito and didn’t he say he was fighting in april?? i think he might fight jardine[/quote]
He has mentioned April in the past. I was just passing along info that he can return as soon as March.
yay shogun!!! what a stacked lhw division the UFC now has since they’ve added Shogun, Wand, Rampage, Sokodjou (though I suppose the jury’s still out on him), Hendo (when he moves back up).
Hope they pick up lil nog after his contract is up, and, just because he’s a favorite of mine, Yoshida!
Hopefully he fights in March. Lyoto Machida/African Assassian winner vs. Shogun anybody?
What about Jardine vs. Shogun?
Evans vs. Shogun?
Man.. I hope Shogun fights at 82.
Sho gun needs a fight he can win, so he doesnt look like the rest of the PRIDE fighters, turned UFC>
i’d love to see him beat jardine, or pretty much whoever his next opponent would be. that would be a tough fight for tito.
Tito is too busy doing Celebriy Apprentice and acting in terrible movies. Tito would not stand a chance against Shogun. Ortiz is slowly working his way out of UFC. Shogun needs a gaurantee win…..why not let him swing with Houston Alexander?
[quote post=”4301″]Tito would not stand a chance against Shogun.[/quote]
Thats just foolish that you would say that.
It would make sense for Shogun to fight in March, that is the “Pride of a Champion” card that so far has Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson and Akihiro Gono. Shogun could have fought Nakamura at 82 if Kaz didn’t get suspended for 6 months (which will end in March).
Shogun should be placed in front of Chuck Liddell. He’ll be coming off three consecutive losses, and this would be a very good matchup. Tough for both fighters, I’d really like to see that fight.
im wondering how silence those people right now regarding those people who’s talking too much that the pride is better than UFC before the zuffa bought the pride, & even before those big name in pride has not yet in the UFC. more of them keep saying the UFc will own easily by pride fighters,crocop will win the HW belt easily, the fighter will not loose in the UFC are shogun,crocop,shogun, etc…
i think they eat their own words,
dont get me wrong coz im a fan of pride fighters, im just hate those people who’s very biased for their favorite fighters
[quote comment=”242864″]Hopefully he fights in March. Lyoto Machida/African Assassian winner vs. Shogun anybody?
What about Jardine vs. Shogun?
Evans vs. Shogun?
Man.. I hope Shogun fights at 82.[/quote]
I hope 2.
with Shogun there are few match ups that would play out intresting.
I don’t know what Shogun is going to be like next time out. I’m very interested. I’d like to see him back to winning ways but as long as he puts on an exciting fight I’ll be happy. Thing is Tito was asking for this fight as well last summer so he must think he matches up really well against him. I really don’t know, I can’t predict these things anymore.
well i don t know what happen with toto(tito)but they all want to squarre off with him, vitor belfort then shogun.they must find the deal very easy.Toto s got exposed with all those cans he fought and the only way for him to regain credits is to accept both challenges.
and of course to win.
[quote comment=”242868″]Sho gun needs a fight he can win, so he doesnt look like the rest of the PRIDE fighters, turned UFC>[/quote]
What? He needs to be fed a can? That’s a pretty weak statement and shows how little faith you have in his abilities.
If he is indeed as good as all of the hype, then he should fight someone in the top 5. I really don’t see Shogun making a huge impact in the LHW division. I think his fighting style is much better suited for PRIDE rules and not under the Unified rules. He seems out of place inside a cage as well.
If he dropped to MW, then I think he could be a very dominant force. I was amazed at the size difference between him and Forrest and it shows that he has a size and weight disadvantage to 60% of the UFC LHW’s.
Saying that, I would love to see Rua fight Hendo at 205 or 185. Guess we will have to wait for that one though!
[quote comment=”242887″][quote post=”4301″]Tito would not stand a chance against Shogun.[/quote]
Thats just foolish that you would say that.[/quote]
tito might not win that fight but i guarrentee he WILL stand a chance……
dont get me wrong i dont like tito or anything i just think you are just too damn confedent in the pride fighters you just think there better then they really are.
I’m a little disappointed in Shogun for calling out Tito. He’s been knocked down a peg or two already for getting beat by Griffen. I’d rather see him hungry to prove that was a fluke. He should be saying stuff like “put whoever you have to in front of me until I pound my way to a chance at Rampage”
Why is it that Jardine beats Liddell, and KO’s Griffin, but Griffin gets a title shot? Go Belfort!!
What about someone like Thiago Silva at 82? If not that then I think he should face the loser of Soko and Machida while Jardine gets the winner at 84 in April. [83 is March in Britain]
[quote comment=”242887″][quote post=”4301″]Tito would not stand a chance against Shogun.[/quote]
Thats just foolish that you would say that.[/quote]
I agree, anyone can stand a huge chance against the Shogun that fought Griffin!
The Shogun that needs to show up is the one in the white speedos with the fade haircut CRUSHING HIS OPPONENTS, which I believe will be the one to come!
[quote comment=”242965″]Why is it that Jardine beats Liddell, and KO’s Griffin, but Griffin gets a title shot? Go Belfort!![/quote]
I think because Shogun was supposed to beat Griffin and then fight for the title, but Griffin won. Dana liked his initiative when he asked for Shogun, plus he’s the TUF poster boy.
Also, Jardine got destroyed by UFC newbie Houston Alexander before beating Liddell so he wasn’t really that high up on the rankings, and Jardine is not anywhere near as popular as Griffin. Title shots have to be marketable..
[quote comment=”242965″]Why is it that Jardine beats Liddell, and KO’s Griffin, but Griffin gets a title shot? Go Belfort!![/quote]
Dont matter,Quinton is gonna beat Forrest anyway.Then they’ll(the ufc) will give Wandy a shot(if he is lucky and gets by the iceman by the grace of God)in which Rampage will get his revenge on Wandy.I cant see anybody dethroning Rampage in 08.
[quote comment=”243004″][quote comment=”242965″]Why is it that Jardine beats Liddell, and KO’s Griffin, but Griffin gets a title shot? Go Belfort!![/quote]
I think because Shogun was supposed to beat Griffin and then fight for the title, but Griffin won. Dana liked his initiative when he asked for Shogun, plus he’s the TUF poster boy.
Also, Jardine got destroyed by UFC newbie Houston Alexander before beating Liddell so he wasn’t really that high up on the rankings, and Jardine is not anywhere near as popular as Griffin. Title shots have to be marketable..[/quote]
I hate poster boys. I like kick-ass fighters, not posterboys, ie. Bisping, Forrest Griffin, Liddell. I especially like when fighters throw Dana’s dumb-ass shit right in his face Live right in front of him, like what Nate Diaz did, oh and Nick too. It’s like a slap to his bald head without even touching him hahaha. Bet they’ll never make poster boy status. FAVOURTISM RULES!
[quote comment=”242868″]Sho gun needs a fight he can win, so he doesnt look like the rest of the PRIDE fighters, turned UFC>[/quote]
Are you joking? Let’s not start the old “Pride vs. UFC” discussion. When you feel like mentioning “the rest of the PRIDE fighters”, think a moment about Rampage, Hendo, A. Silva, etc. Or are they suddenly a “100% UFC” product?
Happy Holidays guys.
I like goddamnmike I like any belfort Fan i Really hope he comes back in th ufc sometime soon.
[quote comment=”242864″]Hopefully he fights in March. Lyoto Machida/African Assassian winner vs. Shogun anybody?
What about Jardine vs. Shogun?
Evans vs. Shogun?
Man.. I hope Shogun fights at 82.[/quote]
I would like to see him fight any of the 3 fighters listed above….
but I would think Jardine is his next opponant.
This seems like a bad move for Shogun. He just had a weak showing and gassed in his last fight. Ditching his team and trying to open a gym, while he is trying to get back into contention doesn’t seem very smart. He should be working on getting himself ready for his next fight. Not having a gym will make that hard.
How about Shogun and Bonnar? since Shogun fought the Ryu (Forrest) of UFC, now he should fight the Ken (Bonnar).
or i would even like to see him smash Rashard at some point in time.
“MY GOD THIS SHOGUN!!!! WATCH YOU FACE!! HE COME FOR DESTROY YOU FACE!! ALL FIGHTER OF USA I GIVE YOU TALK FROM BRASIL! YOU NEVER HAVE THIS BELT!! THE BELT FOR BRASIL!! OBRIGADO SHOGUN THE BELT SHE OURS!! NOW THIS MINOTAURO MY GOD NO STRIKE CAN HURT THIS MAN!!! BUT THIS RETURN HE MAKE IS SO BEAUTY IT MAKE CRYING IN ME!!! CRY JIU JITSU!!!!!!
Shogun will rise again, fighters like Shogun will learn from this (the loss to Griffin) a come back better than ever.
[quote comment=”243209″]”MY GOD THIS SHOGUN!!!! WATCH YOU FACE!! HE COME FOR DESTROY YOU FACE!! ALL FIGHTER OF USA I GIVE YOU TALK FROM BRASIL! YOU NEVER HAVE THIS BELT!! THE BELT FOR BRASIL!! OBRIGADO SHOGUN THE BELT SHE OURS!! NOW THIS MINOTAURO MY GOD NO STRIKE CAN HURT THIS MAN!!! BUT THIS RETURN HE MAKE IS SO BEAUTY IT MAKE CRYING IN ME!!! CRY JIU JITSU!!!!!![/quote]
Sorry Buddy, the Light-Heavyweight Strap belongs in the United States. Shogun didn’t show me anything and I’m sure Shogun had you crying with that performance he put on with Forrest Griffin.
LOOKS TO ME that you better just get into fighting shape than to start a camp cause you looked horrible against forrest and gassed in the second round!
[quote comment=”243029″][quote comment=”242965″]Why is it that Jardine beats Liddell, and KO’s Griffin, but Griffin gets a title shot? Go Belfort!![/quote]
Dont matter,Quinton is gonna beat Forrest anyway.Then they’ll(the ufc) will give Wandy a shot(if he is lucky and gets by the iceman by the grace of God)in which Rampage will get his revenge on Wandy.I cant see anybody dethroning Rampage in 08.[/quote]
I will have to agree with you. As long as juanito is in Rampages corner, Rampage will hold the belt.
Shogun is easily top 3 LHW in the world. Just cuase he gassed in his fight against Forrest, that doesnt deminish his skills as a fighter. That was the only time I saw shogun gas, and I guarentee it will be the last time he fights so underconditioned. Doesnt really matter who Shogun is fighting next…He will win.
Shogun needs to forget about a fight against Tito. Tito is a pathetic entertainer who will never again step up and fight an elite fighter. The best fighters he would accept a match against would be TUF alumni.
I say Shogun vs. Rashad will be the perfect fight to get shogun back on track and too beat a fan-familiar opponent such as TUF winner like Rashad Evans
[quote comment=”242916″][quote comment=”242868″]Sho gun needs a fight he can win, so he doesnt look like the rest of the PRIDE fighters, turned UFC>[/quote]
What? He needs to be fed a can? That’s a pretty weak statement and shows how little faith you have in his abilities.
If he is indeed as good as all of the hype, then he should fight someone in the top 5. I really don’t see Shogun making a huge impact in the LHW division. I think his fighting style is much better suited for PRIDE rules and not under the Unified rules. He seems out of place inside a cage as well.
If he dropped to MW, then I think he could be a very dominant force. I was amazed at the size difference between him and Forrest and it shows that he has a size and weight disadvantage to 60% of the UFC LHW’s.
Saying that, I would love to see Rua fight Hendo at 205 or 185. Guess we will have to wait for that one though![/quote]
rua and hendo already fought before, and he will make a big impact on the lhw devision if not win it all.
[quote post=”4301″]Shogun is easily top 3 LHW in the world. Just cuase he gassed in his fight against Forrest, that doesnt deminish his skills as a fighter. [/quote]
It doesn’t diminish his skills for sure but it definately dimishes his ranking. And it should. Doesn’t matter how skilled you are if you can’t win.
[quote post=”4301″]Shogun is easily top 3 LHW in the world. Just cuase he gassed in his fight against Forrest, that doesnt deminish his skills as a fighter.
It doesn’t diminish his skills for sure but it definately dimishes his ranking. And it should. Doesn’t matter how skilled you are if you can’t win. [/quote]
Absolutely agree. The winner of that fight (Shogun vs. Griffin) was going to get Rampage. And now, if AxeMurderer wins, he’ll get Rampage. If Shogun beats somebody like a Jardine, then they’ll give him a shot if Rampage is still champ.
[quote comment=”242934″]I’m a little disappointed in Shogun for calling out Tito. He’s been knocked down a peg or two already for getting beat by Griffen. I’d rather see him hungry to prove that was a fluke. He should be saying stuff like “put whoever you have to in front of me until I pound my way to a chance at Rampage”[/quote]
Dude before he answered the question he stated. ” I do not choose opponents. I am training hard to face anyone. However, I’d like to fight some UFC star… Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell would be such great experiences for me. However I know I have to train and need to do a better job when I come back.”
Its called being Humble.
For all of you Shogun haters “Look who is ranked #2 in the world in Light Heavy Weight.” Your answers are resolved… Can’t wait to see who Shogun is going to take out is anger on for his first defeat fight “while injured mind you.”
Shogun is a bad ass fighter and will become #1 in the UFC you best recognize…
Respectfully,
#1 Shogun fan…
OK. I will be the first to admit,I have been watching Pride for about the last 7 or 8 years. I have not followed the UFC, nearly as much. For all of you that have followed the UFC, and not Pride,I would like to educate you. Wanderly Slvia has been the most decorated light heavyweight in the sport. He has beaten Dan Henderson, Crocop,Fugita,Rampage (2) times in Devastating fasion.The Slvia that fought last night,Is not the same Slvia that Destroyed all of those other fighters. When he knocked Chuck down in the 2nd round,the Slvia that I know would have stomped the hell out of him.In Pride you were allowed to stomp to the face and head.It was like Slvia could not use his normal fighting style,these type of attacks are not allowed in the UFC.Slvia has been the middleweight champion of Pride for 5 straight years.He has taking all comers,Heavyweights included.Shogun,is no different,same style.So watching these fighters in the UFC, and all of them are losing to inferior fighters,It leads me to believe that there is something going on behind closed doors.shogun and Slvia, did not fight anything like the fighters that I have been watching for 8 years.I am sorry UFC fans,I believe that the UFC and the WWE are the same thing,I wish that Dana White would have never purshased Pride fighting championships. he has stole my favorite sport,and made it a joke.OH look there’s Brock Lesner. See it is the WWE.
as u must know, wanderlei silva did not win against chuck, but hey he has been out of the ring for about 10 months, when chuck has had 2 fights in 2007 leading up to the bout, so give wanderlei his respect, he still did good vs chuck, and shogun has been out for 7 months!!! and he was injured, so mark my words, shogun will be back stronger, and better than ever, and i know he will not make me eat my own words!! i know he is hungry, he will dominate.