During his stint in PRIDE FC in the early to mid-2000s, Mauricio Rua was a force to be reckoned with. But like many fighters who have gone through such wars, the “Shogun” of today is a far cry from what he was, even just eight years ago when he won the UFC light heavyweight title.
Shogun is now slated to face a younger top prospect in Volkan Oezdemir at the UFC’s Fight Night event in Chile on May 12th. It is a fight that Oezdemir is taking seriously, as he still deems his opponent as a legit threat in the UFC’s light heavyweight division.