RIO DE JANEIRO — Mauricio Rua is riding a three-fight winning streak for the first time in a decade, and hopes for a chance to go back to the place where he became a star.
The last time “Shogun” had a long winning streak he was fighting for PRIDE, and a pair of those victories took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. With the UFC scheduled to return to the Japanese venue on Sept. 23, “Shogun" wants to be part of the show.
"I look at every fight as a dream,” Rua told reporters in a media scrum during UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.