{"id":58866,"date":"2013-05-09T09:16:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T16:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58866"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:03:08","slug":"shogun-rua-using-past-glories-for-future-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/shogun-rua-using-past-glories-for-future-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shogun Rua Using Past Glories For Future Motivation"},"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><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Remembering my glories is wonderful, makes me feel good, and gives me more will to live up to that again. It was an indescribable sensation; there are no words for it, especially because I got to achieve the dream of any fighter, which was to be both a UFC and PRIDE FC champion.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua, is in what some would call, the downside of his career. Having captured championships in the sports to largest promotions he feels that trying to live up to his old status can fuel him to succeed today.<\/p>\n<p>Can the Shogun of old return?<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n(Quote via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightersonlymag.com\/content\/news\/18885-shogun-taking-inspiration-from-past-victories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FightersOnly<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Remembering my glories is wonderful, makes me feel good, and gives me more will to live up to that again. 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