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“Well, I personally would never want to beat someone that way. I wouldn’t celebrate the win and wouldn’t go bragging about it, and that’s what Coleman did the whole time. I was really bothered by him celebrating the win in that way, and afterwards talking a lot of crap about me in interviews. I always respected all the fighters I’ve fought, since I know how hard it is to make it to the top of the list and just getting into the ring means you’re a winner, so they deserve respect. I respect Coleman as an athlete, the guy’s an MMA legend. I hope to have a good fight with him, I’m confident. God willing I’ll win…. In the category in which I fight there are only top guys, so I see about 10 guys I could fight. Coleman really is a guy I want to face, because of our last fight, but I wasn’t sure it would be him. This was good for both of us, we’ll be able to set the story straight.”
Consensus top 10 light heavyweight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua talks about his upcoming rematch against Mark Coleman at UFC 93 at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland, on January 17. “The Hammer” defeated Rua in controversial fashion at PRIDE 31 back in 2006 when an awkward landing broke the Brazilian’s arm less than a minute into the fight. It was a bitter “fluke” loss for the 2005 Pride FC Grand Prix Champion and one that he has been out to avenge ever since it happened.
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Mark Coleman = new Ken Shamrock i.e punching bag of the ufc 205 division.
Coleman could do very well. He’s fought some top competition.
When was the last time Coleman has looked good? When was the last time he laid in some good ground n pound? He still is a wrestler with not very good striking and bjj. I really can’t see Coleman winning this unless he somehow is able to hold him down for 3 rounds, which I doubt he can do.
shogun is one of the greatest fighters on this planet. Coleman isnt even in the top 50. I wonder whats going to happen? HAHAHAHA
War Rua~
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think he’ll beat Shogun. (Unless he’s looking even worse then he did against Forrest, then this may just be a “who has the biggest man boobs” contest)
But in general, he may have a few more wins in the UFC.
war shogun~
Coleman hasn’t evolved much over the years, that’s the amazing part, and now he’s 100% over the hill. Shogun by KO or sub at the very least.
Am I the only one frustrated with the rate Shogun is at getting into some real action in the octogon? Not that it’s his fault or anything, but man, he is an awesome add to LHW mix, get him the hell in there already!! With no injury’s!!
who you telling anomaly….He is one of my favorites! But the acl HAS TO heal properly and he can not be rushed. He is a young fighter with all the talent in the world. No need to rush him along, but I willo be thrilled once he is healthy and kicking the crap out of top UFC lHW’s!
Yeah I hear ya im not even a huge fan of his, just saying that of all the weight classes, the LHW division is anybodys division right now, too many elite, evenly matched competitors. And when you have a situation like that and have another quality fighter just chillen on the sidelines, it just kills me!!!
What the hell kind of opponent is Mark Coleman? If Rua can’t even beat Coleman, he should take a little break from the UFC and get his sh_t back together.
I wanna see the old shogun throwing crazy kicks back!
hell yeah like the one that he did against Arona, he didn’t connect with the kick but it was still sick
henderson vs franklin
shogun vs coleman
already are gonna be 2 of the sickest matches of 205
why do you think Coleman vs Rua is going to be sick? Rua is top 5 and Colemen is not top 30….
Because it’s going to be a sick beatdown maybe!?…Maybe that’s what he means. Anyways I do see it as being rather one sided.
Lol at sick beatdown. Can’t wait for it.
Coleman has been a class act about all of this after the fight..he didnt smack talk Rua..he was nothing but professional after the fight. If the corner of Chute Box wants to talk shit,and charge the ring when the fore up Coleman thats fine. But when he slams Vanderlei and holds him down like a ragdoll with his foot on his throat,dont act like youre gonna intimidate him,and dont act like what he did was wrong. They shouldve never came in the ring..they did,they were embarrassed..FACT!!!!!!!!
Coleman will get KO/TKO this time around and easly what saved him was a simple mislanding. Rampage is a much better fighter then and now then Coleman and look what happened to him.
Khaos, Rampage better fighter then now?.. What?
they should let only shogun use stomps on the ground since he mastered it
isn’t coleman walking around at like 240? he looked like he had about 20 pounds on fedor the last time i saw him.
NO..RUA WAS BIGGR WHEN THEY FOUGHT…
This match is going to be over quick,Shogun first round
1st round heel hook!
UFC 73 I think is a typo. Shouldnt it be 93?
Shogun will TKO/KO coleman hes to old and even when they fought it was pure luck that shoguns arm got fucked the way it did. People bringing up the incident in Pride must also remember because of this fight Rampage got KO’d twice.
O yeah then later TKO/KO by shogun as well
ok wtf why didnt my other comment go through…
I didn’t see the fight, but if Coleman slammed Rua, causing the arm to break then Coleman has every right to celebrate.
It wasn’t a slam. It was an awkward landing after a weird scramble.
SHOGUN!
yeah, if this is true then yes, COleman deserves to get his ass kicked, especially by Shogun.
Cant wait for this fight,,hopefully Shogun recovers and comes back to true form
mmm easy win for shogun….but who will be the next opponent of mauricio????? any suggestions guys
It wasn’t really a slam. He went for a takedown and as shogun fell and landed funny on his arm. A win is a win but it was a bit of a fluke. Just google shogun vs colman video. On another note I hope Shogun wins in devastating fashion. I have nothing against Mark Coleman but I think Shogun has a lot more to off the LHW division.
youtube has the video and aftermath of the PRIDE fight, just type in “Shogun Coleman”
The original Shogun vs Coleman Fight on youtube has the funniest commercial at the end….hilarious
They’ll fight at UFC 73? wasn’t that a long time ago?
From what i remember Coleman tried to grab Rua’s ankle and the guy fell. That sh$t was gay. It was an accident that u usually see kids involved in. Nothing to celebrate. GAY
Shogun will decapatate Coleman
I am a huge fan of Shogun and actually met him, but Im worried about his career. Ive heard a lot of talk about Chute Box being on roids, it’s not something that has been proved but here are the facts. There is no drug testing in Japan. Many Pride fighters who have come over dont look nearly as pumped and dont have the same intensity coming into the octagon as they did in Pride. Wandy, Cro Cop are a few examples. The bodies dont look as muscley. Shogun himself looked in horrible shape against Forrest. Maybe a lot of that was fighting with a torn acl(how stupid is that) and with being married he did not train properly. I hope it is that. This guy was a cardio machine in Pride. I hope he gets that type of fitness again. Now you take into account major knee surgery, then messing it up again, and having another knee surgery what kind of shogun will we see going forward. This man was very classy to me when I met him, and he is an amazing fighter, I hope we see an even better shogun.
I’m a HUGE Shogun fan and have wanted to see him get his revenge on Coleman for a while… my only concern would be the size difference. I mean Coleman is a HW that was trying to beef up even more for a match w/ Brock Lesnar b4 he got hurt. Will he even make 205? OR will he just show up overweight knowing Shogun wants revenge so bad that he’ll just accept the match??? LIke Filho did against Sonnen. I know Sonnen won anyways, and Shogun should to… but Coleman is a wrestler, and his only chance is taking shogun down and ground n pound, The extra weight would help…
WAR SHOGUN!!
coleman via tko, round one, 3:57 into the round. hey, whatever happened to those playboys?