May 10th, 2012
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship or the UFC has announced a new opponent for Mauricio Rua for UFC 149 and it’s not going to be Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson as was slated earlier. Instead, The Shogun will have to contend with Thiago Silva for the fight card on UFC 149. Shogun was initially slated for a fight against Rampage when it was revealed that the Brazilian had another fight left in his contract and wanted a fight with either Rua or Forrest Griffin, fighters he has had losses to but with his withdrawal, it has opened the door for Thiago Silva, who will get an opportunity to fight a Top 5 fighter for the first time in many years.
Silva is coming off a suspension for his attempts to cover up the use of steroids and this will be the first time that he will face someone who has achieved everything in the division. Although he has not had a victory in the promotion since UFC 102 when he defeated Keith Jardine in 2009, Silva still has the power to knock out the top guns of the industry and Mauricio Rua will have to be careful of the striking prowess.
Since the top contender fight with Lyoto Machida back in 2009 at UFC 94, Silva has a record of 1-3(1) but he knows that a victory over Rua in their fight will propel him right back to the top ten in the division and he could return to the championship picture in no time.
However, whether this new opponent will please Mauricio Rua is a matter of debate as he was looking for a rematch for the title against Jon Jones, but it seems that he has to try out his luck against one of the purest strikers in the UFC for the time being.
May 8th, 2012
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February 19th, 2012
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Mauricio Rua was badly knocked down inside the ring by Dan Henderson. It was the event of UFC 139 that took place on 19th of November last year. The wrestling ring was totally dominated by Dan.
Dan performed very well in the particular event. He was very swift and he landed consecutive Hi- Bomb move one after the other which led Mauricio to loose control and ultimately gave away the title to his opponent. It was a very win for Dan. But he really played very skillfully.
Mauricio Rua was a strong contender for Dan. But no one knows what really happened on that particular day. It was not the real attitude of Rua. He generally is very aggressive and delivers very strong moves that make the opponent weak. It was looking like Rua has forgotten all his wrestling skills.
Experts said that Dan was so strong in the ring that Rua entirely gave away the match from the very beginning. He never seemed to bring a bit of control over the game. Moreover, the particular match is recorded as the Match of 2011
Mauricio Rua seems to be very upset and depressed about this fact. He has been quite since that event. He has not even done any press conference after that match. It seems Rua has gone under hibernation.
Some sources say that Rua is preparing himself for the next match. He is going under tremendous training session to prove himself inside the ring. His fans believe that this particular wrestler will surely make a good come back in the ring. Time will only show the real winner. But it is really a tough job for this wrestler to climb up the ladder to reach the top list. Rua will be entering the ring in the month of May this year.
February 14th, 2012
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