{"id":357229,"date":"2020-07-27T08:09:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=357229"},"modified":"2020-07-27T08:09:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:09:32","slug":"shogun-rua-wants-rematch-with-paul-craig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/shogun-rua-wants-rematch-with-paul-craig\/","title":{"rendered":"Shogun Rua wants rematch with Paul Craig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight champion and MMA legend Shogun Rua is interested in a rematch with Scottish contender Paul Craig.<\/p>\n<p>Shogun competed in the co-main event of last Saturday&#8217;s UFC Fight Island 3 card, defeating fellow Brazilian legend Antonio Rogerio Nogeuira by split decision. The bout, which marked the third time the pair met, also served as the final fight of Nogeuira&#8217;s career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI accepted this fight because I knew it would be important for my legacy if I was going to win,\u201d Shogun told the assembled media after the fight (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/07\/mauricio-shogun-rua-retirement-paul-craig-rematch-ufc-on-espn-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m very happy for finishing the career of Nogueira here for his final fight. He\u2019s a very top guy and a very top fighter. I respect him, and I\u2019m very happy for this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From here, Shogun isn&#8217;t sure who he&#8217;ll fight next. His first priority is returning to his native Brazil and enjoying a bit of down time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI (want to) go back to Brazil now and see my family,\u201d Rua said. \u201cI (want to) relax and talk to my manager, Eduardo (Alonso), for my next fight. \u2026 I don\u2019t think about any fight right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-272693\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paul-Craig.png\" alt=\"Paul Craig\" width=\"699\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paul-Craig.png 699w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paul-Craig-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paul-Craig-696x397.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Shogun is keen for a bit of time off, there is one fight that interests him: a rematch with Scotland&#8217;s Craig, who he battled to a draw in November of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a good option. I want this fight, too,\u201d Shogun said. \u201cI want this fight, too. I think (we can do) this fight one more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like Shogun, Craig competed on the UFC Fight Island 3 card. The Scotsman defeated Gadzhimurad Antigulov with a first-round triangle choke on the event&#8217;s main card.<\/p>\n<p>Does a rematch between Paul Craig and Shogun Rua interest you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight champion and MMA legend Shogun Rua is interested in a rematch with Scottish contender Paul Craig. Shogun competed in the co-main event of last Saturday&#8217;s UFC Fight Island 3 card, defeating fellow Brazilian legend Antonio Rogerio Nogeuira by split decision. The bout, which marked the third time the pair met, also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":272981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10273,39479,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shogun Rua wants rematch with Paul Craig | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former UFC light heavyweight champion and MMA legend Shogun Rua is interested in a rematch with Scottish contender Paul Craig.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/shogun-rua-wants-rematch-with-paul-craig\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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