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Posts Tagged ‘Shogun’

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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  • Strikeforce Heavyweight GP FInal Press Conference Quotes
    SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 17, 2012) -- The main players took the stage Thursday in the final press conference before Saturday's STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Final when Josh Barnett faces Daniel Cormier, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the HP Pavilion. The powerful Barnett (31-5), of Fullerton, Calif. […]
  • Complete Bellator 69 Weigh In Results
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  • UFC Featherweight Division: Murky Waters
    By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer On Tuesday night Chan Sung Jung a.k.a. the Korean Zombie turned an emerging title contender into a nearly helpless victim. Dustin Poirier entered the headlining bout of UFC on Fuel TV 3 as a generally perceived favorite, riding a four fight promotional win streak, having stomped two highly touted prospects in the pro […]
  • Josh Koscheck Accepts Fight Against BJ Penn, Waiting For Answer
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer There have been rumblings over the last couple of months that former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn has the itch to climb back into the cage after just announcing his retirement in October at UFC 137. The rumblings have apparently turned to contract talks as Josh Koscheck dropped news via Twitter tod […]
  • Junior Dos Santos Looking For War Against Frank Mir At UFC 146
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos will look to continue his dominance in the UFC's heavyweight division when he faces Frank Mir in a few shorts weeks at UFC 146 and talked to MMAFighting.com this week about what he expects from his challenger when they step inside the cage: "He likes to talk a lot, a […]
  • UFC To Announce Urijah Faber's New Opponent On TUF Friday
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fans curious as to who Urijah Faber will be facing at UFC 148 can tune into The Ultimate Fighter: Live this Friday to find out as the UFC will make the announcement during this week's broadcast. Faber was to face Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight title but a torn ACL forced Cruz out of the fight. The two are […]
  • TUF: Brazil Debuts On FUEL TV June 10th At 7pm
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The Ultimate Fighter Brazil airs each Sunday in Brazil on Globo TV and is available to U.S viewers via the internet but that will change in June as FUEL TV has announced it will begin airing the season June 10th. The announcement came this past Tuesday during UFC on FUEL TV 3. The show will air at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and […]
  • Renzo Gracie Blames Himself For Nick Diaz No Show
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer This past weekend, Nick Diaz no-showed at BJJ match at the World BJJ Expo in Long Beach, CA. against Braulio Estima. Fingers were pointed, blame was placed and each side tried to walk away looking like the good guy but one side of the story no one has heard yet was that of the event coordinator, Renzo Gracie. Gracie sp […]
  • Fedor Emelianenko Plans To Retire Soon
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fedor Emelianenko has a fight coming up June 21st in St. Petersburg, Russia but it could be one of the last time's he climbs into the ring or cage. A press conference was held this week to announce the bout which will be against Pedro Rizzo at the Ice Palace and when asked about his future and his thoughts on the […]
  • UFC On FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" Results
    By MATT BOONE MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The following are quick-match results from the UFC On FUEL TV 3: “Korean Zombie vs. Poirier” event, which emanated from the Patriot Center on Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Preliminary Card Bouts: -Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds. -Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision afte […]
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