Mauricio Rua And Paul Craig Battle To Split Draw – UFC Sao Paulo Highlights

Mauricio Rua and Paul Craig battled to a split decision draw in their light heavyweight affair. The pair went back-and-forth in the co-main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. The first round was all Craig as he landed a number of strikes on Rua. Rua bounced back as the fight went on as he […]

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Mauricio Rua and Paul Craig battled to a split decision draw in their light heavyweight affair.

The pair went back-and-forth in the co-main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. The first round was all Craig as he landed a number of strikes on Rua.

Rua bounced back as the fight went on as he had top position and landed strikes on his foe in the second and third round. In the end, the judges couldn’t separate either as the verdict was a draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28).

You can watch the highlights below:

What did you think of the fight and the result?

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UFC Sao Paulo Highlights: Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig Ends in Split Draw

Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig was a fun fight at UFC Sao Paulo. The two fighters met in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Sao Paulo event on Saturday night (November 16, 2019) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil that aired on ESPN’s str…

Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig was a fun fight at UFC Sao Paulo. The two fighters met in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Sao Paulo event on Saturday night (November 16, 2019) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil that aired on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. This fight had it all […]

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Mauricio Rua & Paul Craig Draw After Three Rounds – UFC Sao Paulo Results

In our UFC Sao Paulo co-main event, light heavyweights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Paul Craig go head-to-head. Round 1: Craig opens up with a kick to the body. More kicks to the body from Craig. A head kick from Craig is just blocked. Rua lands a nice countershot on Craig coming in, but now they’re […]

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In our UFC Sao Paulo co-main event, light heavyweights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Paul Craig go head-to-head.

Round 1:

Craig opens up with a kick to the body. More kicks to the body from Craig. A head kick from Craig is just blocked. Rua lands a nice countershot on Craig coming in, but now they’re clinched up against the cage and Craig nails a nice knee to the body. They separate and Craig lands another nice kick to the body.

Rua shoots in after catching a head kick. Now Craig working for a standing guillotine. Craig breaks the hold and is now pouring on strikes against the cage. Rua fires back and lands a nice shot of his own, and now Craig is shooting in. They separate but Rua shoots in again. Rua now jumping in with some nice shots, forcing Craig to clinch up. The round comes to an end.

Round 2:

Craig lands a kick to the body backing away. An uppercut from Rua grazes Craig’s chin. Craig with a nice jab. Another kick to the body from Craig, but he catches it and takes things to the ground. Craig gets full guard but Rua is trying to posture up. Side control from Rua now, but Craig immediately recovers to full guard.

Craig lands an upkick as Rua dives in for ground-and-pound, but is right back into Craig’s full guard. Rua gets up and dives right back down, landing a punch into half guard. The round comes to an end.

Round 3:

Rua blitzes forward with punches but Craig moves his head out of them. Craig shoots in for a weird takedown attempt and ends up on the bottom in full guard. Craig lands hammerfists from the bottom, and a kick to Rua’s chest as Rua stands up, and dives back down into full guard with some punches that are blocked.

Rua stands up again and dives back down with another punch that misses. Craig found his opportunity to shoot to his feet, eats to big shots from Rua, but Craig gets the big takedown to end the round.

Official Result: Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig ends via split draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)

 

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Tyson Pedro Explains How He Tore ACL During Shogun TKO Loss

It will be quite a while before fight fans see UFC light heavyweight Tyson Pedro back in the Octagon. Pedro suffered a torn ACL during his fight with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 142 in December. As a result, he underwent a comp…

It will be quite a while before fight fans see UFC light heavyweight Tyson Pedro back in the Octagon. Pedro suffered a torn ACL during his fight with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 142 in December. As a result, he underwent a complete ACL reconstruction surgery. Speaking to media during UFC 234 fight week in […]

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Mauricio Rua vs. Tyson Pedro Full Fight Video Highlights

Check out the full fight video highlights from Tyson Pedro and former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s fight at UFC Adelaide.

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In the co-main event of last night’s (Sat. December 1, 2018) UFC Adelaide event, a very interesting light heavyweight contest took place.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua took on rising prospect Tyson Pedro. Rua recently had a three-fight win streak snapped by Anthony Smith. “Lionheart” mauled Rua in Germany this past summer. “Shogun” needed to get back in the win column with a victory over a young rising star like Pedro.

Pedro comes off a disappointing outing against Ovince Saint Preux in June. He was submitted by “OSP” with an armbar in the first round. Pedro has shown great signs of potential inside the cage, and a big win over a former champion in Rua would’ve definitely put him back in the spotlight.

Both men came out scrappy, and drug it into the third round. However, in the end, it was Rua who picked up the TKO victory when the fight went to the ground.

Check out the full fight video highlights below:

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The Real Winners and Losers from TUF 28 Finale and UFC Fight Night 142

Two consecutive weekends, two consecutive cards. MMA has taken a terrifying leap into the holiday shopping season. Seriously, this is how people get arrested…

Two consecutive weekends, two consecutive cards. MMA has taken a terrifying leap into the holiday shopping season. Seriously, this is how people get arrested…