This should be a hell of a fight. Glad to see they're giving Shogun a good opponent. Shogun is the obvious favorite, but Machida is so slick. Who do you guys take?
source: UFCjunkie.com
source: UFCjunkie.com
WOW! Awesome! I thought Shogun was injuried or was having some kind of problem and the fight was off. This is great to hear. Nothing like a top notch fighter for ur debut victory.This should be a hell of a fight. Glad to see they're giving Shogun a good opponent. Shogun is the obvious favorite, but Machida is so slick. Who do you guys take?
source: UFCjunkie.com
As Goldie would say: Good point. lolGreat fight. I'm still not sure how good Machida is, and I think Beo is right. Maybe this is a sneaky attempt to get Machida to lose so they don't have a not-so-marketable contender.
- SHOGUN TO DEBUT AGAINST GRIFFIN AT UFC 76
Today the UFC officially announced the match-up that will feature the debut of MMAWeekly’s current #1 light heavyweight fighter, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as he takes on former Ultimate Fighter winner, Forrest Griffin in September at UFC 76.
Originally, UFC President Dana White had announced that Shogun would debut against fellow Brazilian heavy hitter, Lyoto Machida, but this is the official news that Shogun will now take on Griffin instead.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has been on a collision course with the UFC’s 205lb division for some time now and after months of speculation as to who the former Pride Grand Prix winner would take on, that task belongs to Forrest Griffin.
Shogun was named MMAWeekly’s Fighter of the Year in 2005 and after suffering an injury in a fight with Mark Coleman that gave him only his 2nd loss of his career, he has returned and reeled off an impressive series of victories over fighters such as Kazuhiro Nakamura, Alistair Overeem and Kevin Randleman.
Shogun enters the division with as much hype as any fighter has had coming into the UFC since Mirko CroCop debuted some months ago and he will be on a fast track with likely only 1 or 2 fights before he would challenge someone for the UFC light heavyweight title.
Shogun also currently holds a TKO victory over champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson that happened during his run to the Grand Prix title in 2005.
Forrest Griffin will be coming into this fight after a dominant performance over Hector Ramirez at the UFC in Ireland recently. Griffin has been one of the most popular fighters in the UFC since the Ultimate Fighter show and this fight with Shogun could boost him to instant championship status if he’s able to pull off a victory.
UFC 76 will take place September 22nd from Anaheim, California and will also feature the main event fight between former light heavyweight champion, Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Keith Jardine.
Goin out on a limb, eh?i will take shogun against griffin
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