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‘Shogun’ Rua Beats Antônio Rogério Nogueira For A Third Time – UFC Fight Island 3 Results

'Shogun' RuaIn the co-main event, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua faces off against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira for the third time. The former UFC light-heavyweight champion holds two wins over ‘Lil Nog’. Will he get another? Let’s find out… Round 1: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua slowly presses the action at the start of round one. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is backing […]

'Shogun' Rua

In the co-main event, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua faces off against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira for the third time. The former UFC light-heavyweight champion holds two wins over ‘Lil Nog’. Will he get another? Let’s find out…

Round 1: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua slowly presses the action at the start of round one. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is backing up and circling around the cage. ‘Shogun’ slaps in a couple of low leg kicks. Rua rushes in. He’s unable to land anything but put his opponent up against the fence. Rua is landing knees to the legs while clinched up but ‘Lil Nog’ is working well with body shots. They break away from the fence and Nogueira lands a nice straight left. He gets a bit over confident and eats a couple of punches as he bulldozes forward. Nogueira is now the man leading the dance. He lands a big punch which clearly hurts ‘Shogun’ Carnage ensues! Both men are winging in punches. ‘Shogun’ dives for the takedown and secures it. He ends the rounds on top.

Round 2: ‘Shogun’ uses some feints to close the distance and press the fight up against the fence. ‘Lil Nog’ quickly separates and returns to the middle of the octagon. Nogueira is looking good. He’s got his left hand cocked and ready to go. He’s repeatedly firing it down the middle. ‘Shogun’ begins to fire back and a war breaks out once again. Both men land big and both men seem to have hurt the other. ‘Lil Nog’ seems to stumble into a takedown and then enjoys some time in top position before the fight returns to the feet. Rua shoots for a takedown of his own but is shrugged. He goes back to his boxing and lands a beautiful counter right hand. ‘Lil Nog’ is following his opponent around the cage. He’s throwing big and trying to score a knockout with every punch. He continues to chase Rua but is unable to get off anything significant before the round ends.

Round 3: Powerful inside low kick from ‘Shogun’ to open round three. He rushes in and eats a one-two for his efforts. He again comes in a little too clumsy and eats a big shot – a little wobble from the former champ. ‘Lil Nog’ is having success with his straight left hand and his corner are cheering loudly every time it lands. ‘Shogun’ lands a jumping kick to the body and a straight right hand simultaneously. Rua lands a few more big shots. He’s starting to build momentum and then shoots for the takedown – he gets it! Rua is in half guard landing short shots. He postures up and begins landing heavier strikes. They transition into a awkward side control position were Rua continues to try and land shots as the buzzer sounds to end the fight and bring and end to this epic rivalry.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via split decision

UFC Rankings Update: Mauricio Rua Drops From Top 15

We have a UFC rankings update to pass along after this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 22 event. In the main event of the night, Jan Blachowicz defeated Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza via decision. Co-main eventing the night was Paul Craig taking on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at light heavyweight, which resulted in a split draw. Now, […]

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We have a UFC rankings update to pass along after this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 22 event. In the main event of the night, Jan Blachowicz defeated Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza via decision.

Co-main eventing the night was Paul Craig taking on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at light heavyweight, which resulted in a split draw. Now, we have a UFC ranking update to pass along with the event in the books. Check out the UFC rankings update below. (via MMA Mania)

UFC Rankings Update

POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Jon Jones
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Stipe Miocic
5. Amanda Nunes
6. Daniel Cormier
7. Max Holloway
8. Israel Adesanya
9. Tony Ferguson
10. Kamaru Usman
11. Valentina Shevchenko
12. Dustin Poirier
13. Robert Whittaker +1
14. Conor McGregor -2
15. Tyron Woodley

FLYWEIGHT

Champion: HENRY CEJUDO

1. Joseph Benavidez
2. Jussier Formiga
3. Deiveson Figueiredo
4. Alexandre Pantoja
5. Brandon Moreno
6. Kai Kara France
7. Rogerio Bontorin
8. Tim Elliott
9. Matt Schnell
10. Jordan Espinosa
11. Alex Perez
12. Askar Askarov
13. Ryan Benoit
14. Mark De La Rosa
15. Raulian Paiva

BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: HENRY CEJUDO

1. Marlon Moraes
2. Aljamain Sterling
3. Cory Sandhagen
4. Petr Yan
5. Raphael Assuncao
6. Pedro Munhoz
7. Jimmie Rivera
8. Cody Garbrandt
9. Cody Stamann
10. Rob Font
11. John Dodson
12. Urijah Faber
13. Song Yadong
14. Marlon Vera
15. Casey Kenney

FEATHERWEIGHT

Champion: MAX HOLLOWAY

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Brian Ortega
3. Jose Aldo
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov
5. Frankie Edgar
6. Yair Rodriguez
7. Chan Sung Jung
8. Renato Moicano
9. Jeremy Stephens
10. Josh Emmett
11. Calvin Kattar
12. Shane Burgos
13. Mirsad Bektic
14. Arnold Allen
15. Ryan Hall

LIGHTWEIGHT

Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV

1. Tony Ferguson
2. Dustin Poirier
3. Conor McGregor
4. Justin Gaethje
5. Donald Cerrone
6. Paul Felder
7. Dan Hooker
8. Kevin Lee
9. Al Iaquinta
10. Edson Barboza
11. Anthony Pettis
12. Gregor Gillespie
13. Charles Oliveira
14. Alexander Hernandez
15. Islam Makhachev

WELTERWEIGHT

Champion: KAMARU USMAN

1. Tyron Woodley
2. Colby Covington
3. Jorge Masvidal
4. Leon Edwards
5. Rafael dos Anjos
6. Demian Maia
7. Santiago Ponzinibbio
8. Stephen Thompson
9. Nate Diaz
10. Anthony Pettis
11. Robbie Lawler
12. Ben Askren
13. Vicente Luque
14. Gilbert Burns
15. Geoff Neal

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Champion: ISRAEL ADESANYA

1. Robert Whittaker
2. Paulo Costa
3. Yoel Romero
4. Jared Cannonier
5. Darren Till
6. Jack Hermansson
7. Kelvin Gastelum
8. Derek Brunson +1
9. Edmen Shahbazyan +1
10. Ian Heinisch +1
11. Uriah Hall +1
12. Brad Tavares +1
13. Antonio Carlos Junior +1
14. Omari Akhmedov +1
15. Anderson Silva *NR

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: JON JONES

1. Thiago Santos +1
2. Daniel Cormier -1
3. Anthony Smith
4. Dominick Reyes
5. Corey Anderson
6. Jan Blachowicz
7. Alexander Gustafsson
8. Volkan Oezdemir
9. Glover Teixeira
10. Aleksandar Rakic
11. Johnny Walker
12. Ilir Latifi
13. Misha Cirkunov
14. Nikita Krylov +1
15. Ronaldo Souza *NR

HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: STIPE MIOCIC

1. Daniel Cormier
2. Francis Ngannou
3. Curtis Blaydes
4. Junior dos Santos
5. Derrick Lewis
6. (T) Alistair Overeem
6. (T) Alexander Volkov
8. Walt Harris
9. Shamil Abdurakhimov
10. Blagoy Ivanov
11. Aleksei Oleinik
12. Augusto Sakai
13. Sergei Pavlovich
14. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
15. Maurice Greene

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT

Champion: WEILI ZHANG

1. Jessica Andrade
2. Rose Namajunas
3. Tatiana Suarez
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
5. Nina Ansaroff
6. Claudia Gadelha
7. Carla Esparza
8. Michelle Waterson
9. Marina Rodriguez
10. Cynthia Calvillo
11. Alexa Grasso
12. Felice Herrig
13. Tecia Torres
14. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
15. Amanda Ribas

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT

Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO

1. Katlyn Chookagian
2. Jessica Eye
3. Joanne Calderwood
4. Liz Carmouche
5. Jennifer Maia
6. Viviane Araujo
7. Lauren Murphy +1
8. Roxanne Modafferi +1
9. Andrea Lee -2
10. Maycee Barber
11. Alexis Davis
12. Montana De La Rosa
13. Antonina Shevchenko
14. Mara Romero Borella
15. Paige VanZant

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: AMANDA NUNES

1. Germaine de Randamie
2. Ketlen Vieira
3. Holly Holm
4. Julianna Pena
5. Aspen Ladd
6. Raquel Pennington
7. Yana Kunitskaya
8. Marion Reneau
9. Sara McMann
10. Irene Aldana
11. Lina Lansberg
12. Macy Chiasson
13. Nicco Montano
14. Sijara Eubanks
15. Bethe Correia

What do you think about the new UFC rankings update?

 

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Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua Speaks On Split Draw At UFC Sao Paulo

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has spoken out on his split draw with Paul Craig at UFC Sao Paulo. Rua and Craig shared the Octagon last night (Nov. 16). The action took place inside Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After three rounds of a…

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has spoken out on his split draw with Paul Craig at UFC Sao Paulo. Rua and Craig shared the Octagon last night (Nov. 16). The action took place inside Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After three rounds of action, the bout was declared a split draw. ‘Shogun Rua’ Issues Statement […]

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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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Johnny Walker: ‘I Hesitated Too Much’ Against Corey Anderson At UFC 244

Johnny Walker feels he knows why things went south for him against Corey Anderson. Walker was riding a wave of momentum going into his light heavyweight clash with Corey Anderson. Walker had knocked out all of his first three UFC opponents in under two…

Johnny Walker feels he knows why things went south for him against Corey Anderson. Walker was riding a wave of momentum going into his light heavyweight clash with Corey Anderson. Walker had knocked out all of his first three UFC opponents in under two minutes. Many thought that UFC 244 would be his coming out […]

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Paul Craig Faces Shogun Rua In New UFC Sao Paulo Co-Main Event

The co-main event for UFC Fight Night 164 in Sao Paulo, Brazil remains intact, as Paul Craig will replace the injured Sam Alvey and face Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, per MMA Fighting. Alvey was forced to pull from the contest following a broken hand injury, leaving Shogun in search of a new opponent. It was announced […]

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The co-main event for UFC Fight Night 164 in Sao Paulo, Brazil remains intact, as Paul Craig will replace the injured Sam Alvey and face Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, per MMA Fighting. Alvey was forced to pull from the contest following a broken hand injury, leaving Shogun in search of a new opponent.

It was announced on Tuesday that Paul Craig will make his fourth Octagon appearance in 2019, as he will come in to face the Brazilian in his backyard just 18 days from the scheduled bout on November 16th. Craig will look to ride the momentum of his first-round submission victory over Vinicius Moreira last month in Mexico City. Craig has a 12-4 career record where 11 of his victories have come the way of submission. However, facing the former PRIDE and UFC light heavyweight champion in Rua will be no short order.

The 37-year-old “Shogun” Rua will enter the octagon for the 38th time to add to his already impressive resume. Rua has a career record of 26-11 where only 1 of those 11 losses has come by way of submission. We last saw Shogun in the octagon in December of last year where he was able to finish Tyson Pedro via TKO in the third round.

The card will be headlined by light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. “Jacare” will be making his first appearance as a light heavyweight. Blachowicz, on the other hand, is hoping that a victory over “Jacare” will catapult him to a title shot against Jon Jones. The main and co-main events should prove to be exciting.

Will the legendary Rua add another win to his resume before year’s end? Or will the active 31-year-old Craig come in and spoil his homecoming?

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