Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is one of the very best mixed martial arts fighters in the world. He is very exciting to watch fight, and he is very explosive. He started out training in the famous Brazilian academy Chute Boxe. This academy is famous for making fighters such as Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, and of course Mauricio Rua. Mauricio is considered to be the perfect prototype of the fighter Chute Boxe is looking for. He is fast, aggressive, explosive, creative, and smart. He also is great at jiu-jitsu, and his strikes are more accurate than Wanderlei Silva. Wanderlei was kind of a mentor to Shogun back in the time when they both fought at Pride.
Recently, Shogun knocked out Ultimate Fighting Championship hall of famer Chuck Liddell. Chuck was on the end of his career, but still, Shogun was able to win in very impressive fashion. His next opponent was Lyoto Machida. Machida is one of the most technical fighters in the sport today. They had a great fight, and Mauricio definitely controlled the action. It was a pretty close fight, but you could tell that Mauricio was breaking down Lyoto's spirit.
However, he was unable to win due to the judges, and I feel that since he was unable to knock Lyoto out, this is the basis of their decision. What I would like to see is a rematch as soon as possible. I feel that Lyoto will be much better prepared, and he will give the fans another great fight.
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