Comments on: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua on importance of beating Mark Coleman at UFC 93 (Video)

By: Punch You in the Ovaries

Punch You in the Ovaries — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:05:16 +0000

Weird response. 1st answer, he’ll need to beat some UFC LHW’s. 2nd, Chuck and I have no relationship. 3rd, I looked up “overrated” on webster’s dictionary online and it said “of overrate.” So I looked up overrate and it said “Make to high an estimate of.” So now that I’m prepared to use the word, I would like to reaffirm that I’m not convinced that he’s not overrated. He is considered by many to be the top LHW. The UFC’s LHW division is considered by most to be stacked. Shogun lost to Forrest. Does that mean he sucks? No!, but it does mean he needs to beat some UFC LHW contenders before I will be convinced that he’s the best or top 5. Oh, and Coleman doesn’t count.

By: jayshogun

jayshogun — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:39:36 +0000

Who else does he need to beat to cement his status as one of the best P4P fighters in the world…your homeboy Chuck, who u must think is the best fighter in the world? Overrated…check the definition of the word out before u start throwing it around.

By: Punch You in the Ovaries

Punch You in the Ovaries — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:37:39 +0000

I’m not convinced that Shogun isn’t overrated, but He should take Coleman.

By: Ca$z

Ca$z — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:58:23 +0000

Im so gutted I cant make it to Ireland for this one. Xmas has killed me! Shogun is soooo exciting to watch and he WILL make a statement with this fight.

I think a lot of the ex-Pride fighters got respect and became fan favourites because of their style of fighting rather than just winning. Whereas in the UFC everyone is so focused on who’s winning more than seeing the most entertaining fight possible. This is why the Pride organisation booked so many fighters and matched them up really well because they knew certain people would bring it….and Shogun can definately bring it. He just needs to let go and he will be fine. All the skills are there and he has so much raw ability its scary. I think thats why I love his fights so much…that edgy rawness and desire to break people.

Damn Im pumped for this fight!! GO GO SHOGUN!!

By: nathan

nathan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:38:45 +0000

Coleman makes me laugh, I hope shogun knocks his ass out.

By: phenomenal angel

phenomenal angel — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:34:58 +0000

Shogun winning this just makes every upcoming lhw fight worth watching

Like I said I wanna see randy and coleman

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:17:23 +0000

yea haha they never had that before just added in a random voice. but im picking shogun to win, but honestly i want coleman to win and i hope i get what i want:P but honestly both guys deserve it. shogun if he wins can start a new chapter to a brand new tear through the lhw division. and coleman will add a final chapter in his book as the comeback story. as long as hendo wins ufc 93 will be good in my books tho:D WAR HENDO

By: PhilQNY

PhilQNY — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:01:28 +0000

Shogun vs Rampage LHW Championship match??

That is assuming..

Rashad vs Page goes down..

We.. also have Superbowl weekend..

Lyoto vs Thiago.. ( could be fight of the year nominee )

.. I think all the title ..and top 5 LHW fight match ups will be insane.

By: RobH86

RobH86 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:58:31 +0000

Yes, elbows that are horizontal are good but they need to clear up what they mean by top of the head as well. I can’t remember where I heard it but I think they said that if you were wearing headphones the area to the front of the band is fine but on it and behind is illegal.

I’m not a fan of the elbows at all.

By: RobH86

RobH86 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:54:52 +0000

He is my favourite fighter. This is a huge fight. I’m still worried about his knee put hopefully he puts a clinic on Coleman. Really hope he comes good again, he’s already done so much at such a young age. Here’s hoping ‘09 is a big year for Mauricio.