Given just six weeks to prepare for a new UFC 128 opponent, UFC light-heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua isn’t all that concerned.
Over the weekend, Rua, UFC officials and fans learned that an injured Rashad Evans had been forced out of the March 19 title fight with the champ and replaced with Jon Jones, who defeated Ryan Bader at Saturday’s UFC 126 event.
But as Rua told MMAjunkie.com, it’s not up to him to approve or turn down opponents, and he finds Jones more than deserving.