{"id":115162,"date":"2014-10-13T08:48:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=115162"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:17:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:17:27","slug":"manuwa-no-longer-idolizes-shogun-ahead-of-ufc-fn-56-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/manuwa-no-longer-idolizes-shogun-ahead-of-ufc-fn-56-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuwa No Longer Idolizes Shogun Ahead Of UFC FN 56 Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/manuwa-surprised-gustafsson-didnt-duck-him\/jimi-manuwapng\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-77817\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jimi-ManuwaPNG.png\" alt=\"Jimi ManuwaPNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jimi-ManuwaPNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jimi-ManuwaPNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Jimi-ManuwaPNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jimi Manuwa admits that before he started training, he idolized MMA legend Mauricio &#8216;Shogun&#8217; Rua.  However, after the two signed to fight in the main event of UFC Fight Night 56 on November 8th, that changed.<\/p>\n<p>Manuwa spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/10\/jimi-manuwa-once-idolized-shogun-but-now-he-wants-to-beat-him-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> about what it will be like fighting someone whom he looked up to.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe was my favorite fighter at one time.  Before I even trained for the first time, I was watching him, and he was my favorite fighter. Now it\u2019s an honor to be fighting him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Manuwa, who is 14-1 in his MMA career, suffered his only loss to Alexander Gustafsson, the man he is now training with in preparation for his November 8th bout with Shogun.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m at Allstars gym now, and it made a lot of sense to me.  I was going to train with Alex before our fight came up. Then our fight came up, so we couldn\u2019t train together. We had to wait until after our fight to start training together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to challenge myself, and I knew I wouldn\u2019t be fighting in the U.K. my entire career.  I knew I would have to leave my comfort zone eventually, and I\u2019m ready for it. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve taken myself to Sweden to train, so I\u2019m not doing what I usually am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 100 percent close to title contention.  For me, I beat \u2018Shogun,\u2019 and who knows what\u2019s next? I\u2019ll get one more win in the top 10, and then anything can happen from there. Once we\u2019re in the top 10, anything can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be no respect in that cage until my hand is raised, and then the respect will come.  We\u2019re here to fight. He\u2019s here to beat me up, and I\u2019m here to beat him up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2018Shogun\u2019 is a great fighter. He\u2019s always dangerous, even when he\u2019s beat up. After I beat him it\u2019s going to be nothing but big fights for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimi Manuwa admits that before he started training, he idolized MMA legend Mauricio &#8216;Shogun&#8217; Rua. However, after the two signed to fight in the main event of UFC Fight Night 56 on November 8th, that changed. 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