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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua joined the UFC this summer after an illustrious career with PRIDE. His first match in the Octagon didn’t go as planned, however, as Rua succumbed to Forrest Griffin. MMA Madness’ Ben Zeidler caught up with Rua to see how he is doing. Here are highlights of the email interview.
MMA Madness: How is married life working out?
Rua: It's ok. I'm moving [to] a new home -- an apartment here in Curitiba. There are a lot of things to arrange but I think that [by] Christmas I will be in my new home. Now that I am recovering from the surgery and not training it is good to use my free time to [over]see everything about my new home.
MMA Madness: Can you tell us a little bit about the Forrest Griffin fight? Was he what you prepared for?
Rua: I don´t like to give excuses -- I lost and that's it, period. Nothing went right. I assume this -- the injury -- interfered in my training, in [especially] the kicks and [with running]. I had a lot of new things in my life: [a] wedding and a new home. But no problem, let´s move ahead. I don´t want to talk about the past, let´s see what is coming next. I'm very young and I know that I can get the UFC belt in the future. I will be back better than ever. All the fighters can follow [their] opponents, with the internet and the show[s] on TV. We can see the skills of our opponents -- Forrest was very well trained [and] I respect that.
MMA Madness: How much did the hurt knee affect your ability to train and compete at your top level?
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MMA Madness Q&A: One-on-one with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
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