UFC 93 Preview: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos sparring at the Team Nogueria...

UFC 93 Preview: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos sparring at the Team Nogueria gym in Rio de Janeiro.

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At about 2:14, Shogun throws a lead left jab, then a left body shot, another left jab and a left elbow. Not the most technical or functional combo, but it looked damn cool

by smoogy on Dec 20, 2008 1:18 AM EST reply actions

Shogun’s stand up is looking much much better

by Discman2 on Dec 20, 2008 2:21 AM EST reply actions

this vid gave me a boner

I am a HUGE Shogun fan. To see him back this far looking this good makes me extremely happy. I think the Coleman fight was perfect for him to ease his way back into the deep end of the pool. Barring further injury, 205 is going to be very interesting this coming year.

by Nick Travaglini on Dec 20, 2008 9:15 AM EST reply actions

Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.

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by BJJDenver on Dec 20, 2008 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

I'm surprised to hear people thought Shogun looked good there.

I know it’s extremely light sparrring, but there’s just none of the explosiveness to his movements anymore. I don’t think we’ll ever see him how he was again. Injuries and stupid random camp changes robbed his career of his momentum.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Dec 20, 2008 4:39 PM EST reply actions

Heh, talk about jumping to conclusions

by smoogy on Dec 20, 2008 5:56 PM EST up reply actions

Jumping to conclusions?

We’re both talking about the guy who hasn’t fought in 15 months, right? I’d say it’s a safer bet to say he won’t regain his position as #1 at LHW than to say he will.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Dec 20, 2008 8:11 PM EST up reply actions

i think you only watched the beginning of the tape. at the start he looked very slow but once he warmed up he was throwing combos very fast and with both legs. if he is back to 100% 2009 will be an awesome year at LHW.

by #5mmafan on Dec 20, 2008 7:09 PM EST up reply actions

"If" is the operative word.

I watched the whole tape.

In other news, “if” my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle.

Injuries keep athletes from realizing their full potential in all sports. MMA is no exception. If you’d have asked me in August of 2005 if I thought Shogun was going to be an all-time great, I would have said yes. Since then, conditions on the ground have changed. If you guys want to continue to base your opinions on fights that took place three and a half years ago, that’s on you, not me.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Dec 20, 2008 8:14 PM EST up reply actions

Shogun loves this sport

I can’t wait to see Shogun DEMOLISH coleman… I just hope the injury doesn’t haunt him and he can continue fighting for a long time… However again he loves bashing peoples faces… Arriba Shogun…

N1SHOGUNRUAFAN

by N1SHOGUNRUAFAN on Dec 21, 2008 12:04 AM EST reply actions