Who is shogun rua fighting next

Probably not, and only because you never saw two high-level fighters engage in 25 minutes of non-stop action with more twists and turns than a Hollywood thriller like this before. Yes, there have been great three round fights, great early finishes, and great five rounders that inevitably had some lulls in them.

But nothing like Henderson-Rua. In the days and weeks following the bout, fans and pundits rightfully showered praise on the two combatants, but when that died down and talk centered around the next big fight, Henderson and Rua had to live with the aftermath of the most punishing and exhausting bout of their careers. The worst incident occurred on the night of the fight, as an erroneous news report about his condition alarmed his wife and was only able to be remedied by a call from San Jose by the former UFC light heavyweight champ.

My only fear is to stop and then regret that I stopped a little early. Despite his most recent loss, Rua is dating back to his Ovince Saint Preux upset in late and would probably be best served drawing an opponent that is at or near his level of skill at this stage of his career.

Namely, someone not currently ranked in the Top Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. In the latter half of the tournament, Rua would stop Alistair Overeem in the semi-finals, and then Ricardo Arona in the finals to become the Pride FC middleweight champion.

Forrest Griffin would win by submission handing the future champ his first UFC loss in his first fight. After his assuredly personally satisfying victory over Coleman, Shogun would then make a huge splash in his new promotion by Knocking out former light heavyweight champ, Chuck Liddel in the first round.

This shot would come against Lyoto Machida and would see the fight go the full five with Shogun losing a unanimous decision to conclude the bout. He would be granted a rematch and claim victory in the first round by way of punches. The title was his, only until the greatest light heavyweight and possibly fighter of all time would replace Rashad Evans in their scheduled bout.

Jones would stop Shogun in the third round and begin his era of domination. Coming off of losing his title, Shogun would face Forrest Griffin for the second time.

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