Cormier Wants Fight With Shogun Before Brock Lesnar Showdown

Daniel Cormier very well could defend his light heavyweight championship before fighting Brock Lesnar. “DC” won the heavyweight championship at UFC 226 this past weekend (Sat. July 7, 2018) when he defeated Stipe Miocic via first round knoc…

Daniel Cormier very well could defend his light heavyweight championship before fighting Brock Lesnar. “DC” won the heavyweight championship at UFC 226 this past weekend (Sat. July 7, 2018) when he defeated Stipe Miocic via first round knockout. After the fight Cormier was confronted by Brock Lesnar in a shoving match, before UFC President Dana […]

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Don’t Believe The Hype! 12 Most Overrated Champions In UFC History

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has seen a rather large, overarching upheaval in recent times, and indeed it has not been overstated. Every champion at the start of 2014 except dominant flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is now gone, with a new crop of talented – and perhaps unexpected – new titleholders set to usher in

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has seen a rather large, overarching upheaval in recent times, and indeed it has not been overstated.

Every champion at the start of 2014 except dominant flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is now gone, with a new crop of talented – and perhaps unexpected – new titleholders set to usher in a new and prosperous era for the promotion.

While that’s obviously great news for the UFC as a business (especially since one of the new champions is Conor McGregor), it also begs to question as to whether or not these supposedly dominant champions that were, in certain cases, built up to almost unattainable levels in UFC promos, were actually far from the indestructible machines they may have appeared to be at that time.

There’ve been a number of UFC champions who, while no doubt wholly talented and effective fighters in their own right, just didn’t quite deliver the goods as champion due to one reason or another. Let’s take a look back at the most overrated champions in UFC history.

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Can Shogun Rua Find His Former Pride Champion Self at Middleweight?

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has been fighting for over a decade and, while still fairly young at 32 years old, wins have been hard to come by. On November 8, Rua took on late replacement Ovince St. Preux in a five-round, light heavyweight tilt at UFC Fight Night 56. The results were disastrous. The Haitian finished […]

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has been fighting for over a decade and, while still fairly young at 32 years old, wins have been hard to come by. On November 8, Rua took on late replacement Ovince St. Preux in a five-round, light heavyweight tilt at UFC Fight Night 56. The results were disastrous. The Haitian finished […]

Tim Kennedy Warns Shogun a Drop to Middleweight ‘Is a Very Bad Idea’

Top-10 UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy says that it would be a bad career move for former Pride and UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio Rua to cut down to 185 pounds.  “Shogun,” who suffered the most one-sided loss of his career against Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, hinted that a cut to middleweight may […]

Top-10 UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy says that it would be a bad career move for former Pride and UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio Rua to cut down to 185 pounds.  “Shogun,” who suffered the most one-sided loss of his career against Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, hinted that a cut to middleweight may […]

UFC Fight Night 56: Is It Time for ‘Shogun’ to Be Protected from Himself?

Another night, another MMA veteran has arrived at a career crossroads. After being dispatched in under a minute by Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua now finds himself questioning where to go next. At 32 years of age and having lost four of his last five fights, one wonders how […]

Another night, another MMA veteran has arrived at a career crossroads. After being dispatched in under a minute by Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua now finds himself questioning where to go next. At 32 years of age and having lost four of his last five fights, one wonders how […]

Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua Says He Isn’t Done Yet, Hints at Weight Class Change

Despite losing four of his past five fights, including getting starched by up-and-comer Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56 on Saturday, Mauricio Rua says he’s going to soldier on.  In a Facebook post directed to his fans, “Shogun,” one of the most famed competitors to step inside the Pride ring, said he is […]

Despite losing four of his past five fights, including getting starched by up-and-comer Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56 on Saturday, Mauricio Rua says he’s going to soldier on.  In a Facebook post directed to his fans, “Shogun,” one of the most famed competitors to step inside the Pride ring, said he is […]