Shogun to renew UFC contract, bets on Machida

Published on: 20th May, 2009

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Despite a lackluster third round TKO victory over Mark Coleman at UFC 93 in January after coming off of two ACL injuries, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua picked up an impressive first round TKO win over Chuck Liddell last month at UFC 97 to once again prove that he can be a force to reckoned with in the Light Heavyweight. Now the UFC will be looking to reward his efforts with renewal of his contract as he heads out to Las Vegas, Nevada to meet with the organization’s officials. Shogun also gives his input on the UFC 98 main event matchup between Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida.

In a recent interview with GracieMag.com the former PRIDE veteran banks that his fellow Brazilian countryman will triumph over Rashad due to the fact that there is no sparring partner out there that can do what Machida trains to do for any fight.

“They’re two tough guys, who carry out their strategies to the tee in their fights. I’m rooting for Lyoto and believe he’ll win. Lyoto has a tough game, finding him in the ring isn’t easy. It’s also hard to come up with a sparring partner who does what he does, that’s why he complicates things for everyone. I think he’ll win,” says Shogun.

Shogun was then asked as to who he may be facing in his next UFC fight and although he is uncertain as to who it may be, butis on his way to getting his contract renewed by the organization.

“I have nothing programmed yet. I’m heading to Las Vegas to renew my contract, but, for now, nothing is for sure. We’ll see about that later,” he said.

For now Shogun has stayed in the gym to resume training for whenever the call may come for his next fight, but also it is good to know that he will be sticking around in the UFC for a longer period of time and hopefully, he can continue to get back to the form where he once was as the top 205 pound fighter in the world.

 Nelson Rodriguez AKA: Nelo2.0 is the Co - Owner of URDirt.com who is also an Editor and Author on the site. Read more from this author

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