Mauricio ’Shogun’ Rua is nearing retirement and expects his upcoming fight against Ovince Saint Preux to be one of the final times he competes in the Octagon.
More than seven years removed from their first fight, Rua and Saint Preux are rematching at UFC 274 on Saturday night. It is an opportunity the former UFC light heavyweight champion relishes, especially considering he now has a chance to avenge a 34-second technical knockout loss to Saint Preux.
“Actually we were supposed to fight before, so we did the first fight in 2014 and then later the UFC wanted to do the rematch,” Rua said at media day (video provided by MMA Junkie).