Mauricio Rua finds himself on a three-fight winning streak, though he fought just once in each of the past three calendar years. In his most recent appearance, “Shogun” stopped Gian Villante with punches at UFC Fight Night 106 in March 2017.
Rua will return from another extended layoff in the UFC Fight Night 134 main event on Sunday, as he takes on Anthony Smith at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. A replacement for Volkan Oezdemir, Smith sent Rashad Evans into retirement with a knee-strike knockout at UFC 225 on June 9 -- his 12th win in 14 appearances.