Will Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Fight on Super Bowl Weekend?
by Jonathan Snowden on Aug 25, 2010 12:43 PM EDT
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Although Dana White pegged late spring or early summer for UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua's return to action, Jamie Penick at the MMA Torch has learned Shogun may be back in time to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday. Rua's striking coach Sergio Cunha was on the MMATorch Livecast last night and revealed that his famous student was looking to fight much sooner than this summer:
Cunha, who trained formerly with the famed Chute Boxe academy as well as Brazilian Top Team, told MMATorch as much on the MMATorch Livecast on Tuesday night, and said Shogun's recovery is currently going very well.
"[Shogun is working] with a soccer team, very famous in Brazil called Sao Paulo soccer team, he's making his recovery with that team," said Cunha. "He's going to come back probably on the [Super Bowl [show], that's almost 100% going to happen. His next camp [will come] in November in Minnesota with me, we are working [that out]."
But that's not all. With the recent talk of Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen being set up for their immediate rematch, and the Super Bowl show already being one of those rumored dates for that fight, Cunha said that's probably where Silva ends up as well.
"That's true [Shogun is] going to come back next year," Cunha said. "He's recovering very well and we're going to have a chance to see him and probably Anderson Silva [on that same card].
"[The Super Bowl weekend show] is probably what's going to happen with both guys."
On its face, Rua's early return is good news for the promotion. But I hope someone cautions him against pushing too hard and too fast. After multiple knee surgeries in his short career, Rua needs to be sure his body is ready for the MMA grind. While his mind may be racing and his spirit ready to go to battle, his knee needs all the time he can give it to make a complete recovery. His future is already precarious-and the UFC must do everything in their power to make sure he's healthy for years to come.
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He will be fighting Rashad Evans when he does fight.
by Jonathan Snowden on Aug 25, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Rampage has Machida in November
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said argh" – GSP
by Rampagelangford on Aug 25, 2010 10:23 AM EDT reply actions
I love that GSP quote by the way, one of the best post fight interviews of all time
Play Hard, Train Harder
haha definitely!
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said argh" – GSP
by Rampagelangford on Aug 25, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Shogun better take it easy
Rashad’s relentless wrestling/pressure game is not something that he would do well against with a bum knee. Griffin beat Rua by doing the same thing, forcing him to fight on the defensive with a bad knee.
Vote Quimby
Last time he rushed....
He got choked out by Forrest.
Take your time dude, dominate like you can.
We’ll wait for you.
Play Hard, Train Harder
Dana has said that he won’t allow Shogun to come back before he’s completely healed. It would be great to see Shogun come back sooner rather than later but he must be healthy first or this cycle will keep repeating itself.
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by Bernie Connors on Aug 25, 2010 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
Last sentence typo
I want Kim Winslow or Tan Dan to ref Tito Ortiz' next loss.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Aug 25, 2010 10:34 AM EDT reply actions
Minnesota?
What ties does Rua have with MN?
You gotta pay the troll toll, to get into this boy's soul.
Sergio Cunha
He runs the Minnesota Fight Factory and formerly trained at Chute Boxe and BTT. He’s still good friends with Shogun, and so Shogun’s coming to work with him again.
by Jamie Penick on Aug 25, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Minnesota? He’s going to freeze his ass off.
Well, at least Shogun coming back early will keep Rashad from sitting on the shelf for too long.
Problem is....
Rashad chose to wait on the shelf that long. Ridiculous decision by him and his management if you ask me. If Shogun is out as long as most outside of Shogun’s camp are saying, that will be a year between brawls.
That would mean from Jan 2008 – May 2011 he’s only fought 6 times.
Hardly the career you’d want for a fighter in his prime years.
Play Hard, Train Harder
I think Rashad believes the title shot is more important and does more for his career.
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Aug 25, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
This is one of the reasons I like Kenny Florian
Took the Stevenson fight even though the win over Huerta got him a title shot.
I rarely tweet
I less-rarely write
"I ain't having it" - Buster Posey, hosing folks down
Besides who else is there for him right now?
He doesn’t want a rematch with Machida that’s for sure
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Aug 25, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow...
Although I’m still against a Siva\Sonnen rematch, this is the fight that’s got me pumped. I really hope Rua heals up by Superbowl weekend to make this card.
I know this is not allowed in the UFC, but I keep having a daydream of Shogun soccer kicking Rashad’s head up, and out of the ring….
A man can dream right?
by devious1 on Aug 25, 2010 11:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
My dream also. I never could stand rashad, ever since tuf 2. I want to see him fight machida again. The stanky face was one of the highlights of the lasy couple years.
by Nellieball on Aug 25, 2010 11:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Please just recover.
Losing to a guy like Rashad because he came back too soon from a serious injury is a nightmare scenario. I’m no grappling expert, but he’s going to need those knees to scramble on the floor, as that is where this fight is going to go.
I don’t think I ever appreciated what a warrior this guy truly was until the Machida fights. He puts it all out there with no fear but in this case, caution should be exercised!
by Charlie Custer on Aug 25, 2010 11:16 AM EDT reply actions
I wholeheartedly agree.
I would hate to see someone like Shogun lose to Rashad. Just hate it. I hope Shogun takes his time. I really do.
**If you haven’t seen them yet, check out his fights in Pride, especially with Rampage and Overeem.
Thanks,
I have not seen those fights but have been meaning to. I saw the legendary Noguiera fight, and I always think of that when people question his endurance and determination.
by Charlie Custer on Aug 25, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I think people only questioned his endurance when he fought Griffin and Coleman. He came into both of those fights too hastily and his knee was hurt. Besides those fights I don’t think people really question his stamina and endurance. And watching his past 2 fights with Machida, how could anyone question his determination.
Yes --
It was after those two fights, leading into the first Machida fight that I remember hearing about Rua’s possible poor conditioning/lack of training. Of course it was absurd — hell, It may have even been Franklin McNeil that was putting it out there…The problem with these injuries is that they do prevent one from preparing to fight as thoroughly as one otherwise would. There’s no doubt that the knee was the reason for the Griffin loss. Like you, I do not want history to repeat itself! I do wonder how one can recover from three knee surgeries in the span of five years, though. I guess we’ll see.
by Charlie Custer on Aug 25, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I think one of the main reasons he’s had so many surgeries on his knee is because he doesn’t take enough time to fully heal. I understand that he wants to go back in and fight, but please, come back in one piece and then fight. I think it’s amazing that these fighters are willing to fight through injury, but enough is enough.
Knees:
It’s not necessarily how hard he trains, so much as how he mechanically moves. After three knee surgeries, it’s not freak accident.
I wonder if he has some compensation patterns that could be fixed to give him better knee health.
Also, why is he working with a soccer team?
Because despite what anyone says, training for 90 minutes of near non-stop jogging/sprinting is some of the hardest conditioning you can do. Soccer players are beasts.
With the failed surgeries in the past you really have to question his rehab. You are right he could have some underlying asymmetries, muscle imbalance, propreoception loss, and/or compensation patterns. Also I have not heard what kind of reconstruction was done (bone-patellar tendon- bone auto graph, hamstring tendon auto graph, or allograph. Each of these have different recovery and rehab protocols.
Shogun needs to understand that just because he feels 100% doesn’t mean that the tissue has fully recovered. If I was his physical therapist I would prefer that he rehabed for around a year before he returned to full activity, but he is losing the prime years of fighting so he may gamble again.
All your doing is spewing garbage with no sense of order or articulation whatsoever. - SimplePsych
Why not?
Sao Paolo is one of the best teams in the Brazilian League and knee injuries are a constant source of worry for soccer players.
When it comes to rehab and fitness this is really one of the best decisions he could make.
It's a joke
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on Aug 25, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Whenever Shogun returns it’s going to be a long night for him because Rashad is going to be prime and ready and coming off surgery to face a guy like him is bad news.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
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LOL
Eduardo Alonso denied this news today. guys. Shame on the source.
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