{"id":249539,"date":"2017-09-18T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T16:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=249539"},"modified":"2017-09-18T09:23:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T16:23:11","slug":"mauricio-shogun-rua-issues-lengthy-statement-explaining-withdrawal-osp-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mauricio-shogun-rua\/mauricio-shogun-rua-issues-lengthy-statement-explaining-withdrawal-osp-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua issues lengthy statement explaining withdrawal from OSP fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, we learned that former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua was out of his planned <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mauricio-shogun-rua\/report-shogun-returns-japan-september-fight-night\/\">UFC Fight Night 117 scrap <\/a>with Ovince St. Preux. Surprisingly, he&#8217;ll be replaced by former UFC middleweight, and recent <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/world-series-of-fighting\/breaking-world-series-fighting-bites-dust\/\">World Series of Fighting<\/a> welterweight Yushin Okami.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday morning, the PRIDE legend took to Instagram with a lengthy statement explaining his withdrawal from the fight.<\/p>\n<p>See Shogun&#8217;s statement below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZLlObvgcz3\/<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Fighting has been my life for over 15 years,&#8221; he said in the statement. &#8220;It\u2019s what I chose for myself and what I love to do. For me it\u2019s very hard to pull out of a fight, very hard, and accepting that was the only viable alternative wasn\u2019t easy at all. Unfortunately, early in this camp, I hurt my knee. I spent the entire camp doing everything in my power so I could fight on September 23 (22 in Brazil), and I trained the entire time under medicine, protection in my knee, ice and physical therapy. I went beyond my limit because fighting in Japan again is something I\u2019d been dreaming of for a long time, because I didn\u2019t want to let the fans down, and because that\u2019s how I was raised in martial arts by my master<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"5LdSND\"><em>I\u2019ve stepped up to fight injured multiple times in my career, and it wasn\u2019t for lack of effort or trying. But, unfortunately, all this effort ended up making the injuries worse, and there came a time when my team and I had to accept there were no alternatives, and I had to pull out of the fight. It wasn\u2019t easy. I\u2019d like to apologize to my opponent I\u2019ve been in the same situation, including when we fought the first time, and I knew it\u2019s never easy. And, mainly, apologize to the fans, especially those who were anxiously awaiting this fight. I will take care of my recovery now, heal my injuries and come back stronger. Challenges are put in front of us every day, and what really matters is how we face them. Thank you all for the kindness.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What do you think of this statement from Shogun?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/18\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, we learned that former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua was out of his planned UFC Fight Night 117 scrap with Ovince St. Preux. Surprisingly, he&#8217;ll be replaced by former UFC middleweight, and recent World Series of Fighting welterweight Yushin Okami. 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