RIO DE JANEIRO – The MMA career of the legendary Mauricio Rua is in the rear-view mirror. “Shogun” comfortably sits a retired fighter with little disappointment, despite a loss in his final MMA fight.

It was a match-up of former champions in tonight’s co-main event at UFC 134 as the original “Ultimate Fighter” Forrest Griffin locked up with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Coming into the bout, there were a ...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will join the ranks of the hall of fame later this year. Rua was tabbed for the UFC Hall of Fame during the UFC 301 broadcast from Brazil.

It wasn't as easy as most believed it would be, but Mauricio "Shogun" Rua left UFC on Fox 4 with a TKO victory over game competitor Brandon Vera Saturday in Los Angeles. It was a hard-fought contest ...

Former UFC light heavyweight champions Shogun Rua and Rampage Jackson had an epic war in PRIDE on this day 20 years ago. As the UFC began to gain some momentum in the mid-2000s, PRIDE was the home for ...

When Zuffa purchased Pride back in 2007, the debate over which organization had the better fighters was to be settled. It was hoped that having every top guy under one roof would answer the question ...

The Tar Heels had one good drive ... and then it all fell apart. What can we expect from Belichick at UNC? Hopefully better than what North Carolina fans got on Monday night. Northwestern coach ...

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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will make his first Light Heavyweight title defense on Saturday night against Jon Jones, and he will do so as the underdog. Yes, the 23-year old challenger Jones (minus-200) is ...

Shogun Rua left his most recent octagon appointment, at this past December’s UFC Fight Night 142, with a win. It wasn’t just any victory, though. It was one that defied expectations, in a co-headliner ...