{"id":58242,"date":"2013-05-01T09:57:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T16:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58242"},"modified":"2013-05-01T09:57:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T16:57:56","slug":"shogun-rua-fully-prepared-to-fight-nogueira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/shogun-rua-fully-prepared-to-fight-nogueira\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Shogun&#8217; Rua Fully Prepared to Fight Nogueira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shogun-rua.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47283\" title=\"shogun rua\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shogun-rua.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shogun-rua.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shogun-rua-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shogun-rua-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio &#8216;Shogun&#8217; Rua is set to take in Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a rematch from a classic 2005 bout that saw Rua walk away with a decision win. Now, eight years later, Rua says that with a <a href=\"http:\/http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/freddie-roach-trains-improperly-taught-shogun-rua-to-punch-ufc-news\/\">renewed staff<\/a>, extensive training, and drive to once again defeat &#8216;Lil Nog&#8217; he will be ready for anything:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy because everybody wants this fight again. Me and Rogerio, too. Rogerio is a good fighter and a good guy and I respect him, but I trained a lot and I hope to win again. Rogerio is excellent fighter. I need to be ready for everything. Wrestling, boxing, muay-thai, jiu-jitsu, everything. He is a black belt in jiu-jitsu with good boxing. I&#8217;ve done everything for no surprises in the fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The fight is set to take place on the main card at UFC 161 on June 15th at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 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