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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua surprised many Tuesday when he announced on Twitter that he will no longer work with Eduardo Alonso, the manager who has overseen his career for nearly five years.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – It’s already earned praise as one of the greatest fights in UFC history – if not MMA history.
But Dan Henderson’s epic victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in Saturday’s UFC 139 main event could have been disastrous had it aired on FOX instead of pay-per-view, UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com.
And if you don’t agree, well, you know the drill: You can shut your pie hole.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – If anyone ever wonders why UFC officials opted to make non-title headliners five rounds instead of the customary three, they can always point to Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
In what easily was one of the greatest fights in recent MMA history, Dan Henderson outlasted Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a thrilling, bloody, action-packed and unforgettable affair to earn a unanimous-decision victory.
The fight headlined UFC 139′s pay-per-view main card from HP Pavilion in
San Jose, Calif., following prelims on Facebook and Spike TV.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Michael McDonald, Urijah Faber, Dan Henderson, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le
each earned $70,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances
at Saturday’s UFC 139 event.
McDonald earned the night’s “Knockout of the Night” award, Faber picked up
the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and two bouts earned
“Fight of the Night” honors: Henderson vs. “Shogun” and Silva vs. Le.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 139′s post-fight press conference.
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In an epic encounter between two former Pride Fighting Championships cornerstones, Dan Henderson emerged victorious.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today’s official “UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson” fighter weigh-ins.
Today’s festivities took place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The same venue hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.
While the main-card fighters, including headliners Dan Henderson (203)
and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205), made weight without issue, a handful of
preliminary-card fighters struggled.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today’s official “UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson” fighter weigh-ins.
Today’s festivities took place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The same venue hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.
While the main-card fighters, including headliners Dan Henderson (203)
and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205), made weight without issue, a handful of
preliminary-card fighters struggled.
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Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua once helped tip the spear for Pride Fighting Championships.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today’s official
“UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson” fighter weigh-ins, where all 24
fighters look to make their contests official.
Today’s festivities take place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The same venue hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.
Follow along with our live text updates as each fighter hits the scale
beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT local time), or watch a live video
feed of the proceedings on the MMAjunkie.com homepage.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Mauricio “Shogun” Rua knew a meeting with Dan Henderson was inevitable.
It’s just taking place in a different organization, on a different continent, in a different fighting apparatus and with slightly different stakes.
Sure, Rua and Henderson aren’t fighting for a PRIDE title, but Saturday’s UFC 139 event will do just fine, he said.
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