{"id":23977,"date":"2012-05-08T14:11:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T21:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=23977"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:34:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:34:26","slug":"shogun-talks-about-his-upcoming-fight-with-thiago-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/shogun-talks-about-his-upcoming-fight-with-thiago-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Shogun&#039; Talks About His Upcoming Fight with Thiago Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/08\/shogun-talks-about-his-upcoming-fight-with-thiago-silva-23977.html\/shogun-4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24063\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24063\" title=\"Shogun\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Shogun-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio &#8216;Shogun&#8217; Rua talks about his upcoming with fellow Brazilian, Thiago Silva at UFC 149, on July 21st in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Rua was rumored to face Quinton &#8216;Rampage&#8217; Jackson but has since been confirmed to be fight Silva in what will surely be an explosive matchup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Actually I\u2019ve always said I don\u2019t like fighting other Brazilians, especially a guy I know like Thiago. I really like him, but we\u2019re professionals and that\u2019s what we do for a living. I guess it\u2019s going to be an interesting fight because Thiago likes striking and so do I. It\u2019s gonna be ass kicking. 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