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Maurício Milani Rua (Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu ˈʁuɐ]; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion .
Fighters' age and height are based on information obtained from Sherdog's website. ... Maurício Rua: 43 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Shogun: São Paulo [10] 27–14–1
Sonnen was expected to face Maurício Rua on June 15, 2013, at UFC 161, replacing Antônio Rogério Nogueira, who had pulled out of the bout citing a back injury. [81] However, issues relating to obtaining a visa meant Sonnen was not able to get into Canada, and Rua ended up being pulled from the event altogether. [82]
Murilo Milani Rua (Portuguese pronunciation:; born May 22, 1980), also known as Ninja, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Rua .
A long discussed bout against Maurício Rua was rescheduled and was expected to take place on April 16, 2016, at UFC on Fox 19. [62] However, Rua was pulled from the fight on March 9 in favor of a matchup with Corey Anderson a couple of weeks later at UFC 198 and was replaced by former title challenger Glover Teixeira.
Jones was then informed that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans in a fight against Maurício Rua in the main event for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted, and the fight was set for this event. [15] Quinton Jackson was originally offered the fight before Jon Jones. He declined the fight saying he would never take a fight ...
Maurício Rua: KO (punches) UFC 113: 8 May 2010: 1 3:35 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Win 16–0 Maurício Rua: Decision (unanimous) UFC 104: 24 October 2009: 5 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Win 15–0 Rashad Evans: KO (punches) UFC 98: 23 May ...
Diabaté then faced off against Maurício Rua at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. After 5:29 of the first round, Rua defeated Diabaté via TKO (stomps). This loss led to Diabaté heading for smaller organizations. His first fight was in England, for the Cage Rage promotion.