Manager: Shogun Rua won't reject an opportunity to fight Tito Ortiz
Posted on September 4, 2011, 06:41 AM by Anton Gurevich
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua's manager Eduardo Alonso revealed that his client won't reject an opportunity to square off agianst "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz in his next bout. According to Alonso, Shogun would love to fight a legend, just like Lyoto Machida against Randy Couture back at UFC 129:
"I've been hearing some rumors, but until now there's nothing concrete about UFC. If it depends only on my plannings, he'd fight on December 31st, it'd be great. I'd really like him to fight Tito Ortiz since he's an icon of the sport and will soon retire. He didn't have the chance to fight (Randy) Couture, something Lyoto had the luck and credits to do, but I'd like to see this fight. It came from Tito himself, who challenged him, but we're realistic. I know it's not much likely, so it's only left for us to wait. Everybody knows Shogun doesn't pick his opponents, so we're opened to discussion. To me, the date (December 31st) is more important than the opponent." - TATAME
Shogun Rua is coming off a convincing victory over Forrest Griffin in the co-main event of UFC 134 in Rio, with sights on securing another shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Statistics-wise, Tito Ortiz is not exactly the man to give Shogun that status, despite the victory over Ryan Bader and a somewhat heroic performance against Rashad Evans.
UFC Light Heavyweight division has a lot of potential match-ups for Shogun, with top-ranked fighters such as Phil Davis, Rich Franklin and even the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson currently waiting to discover the identity of their next opponent.
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good night Tito
The UFC has become "No Country for Old Men" lately. Except for Big Nog who destroyed the "geriatric bully" Schaub. And Hendo. Age is catching up to even the best.
Too easy bruh!Shogun FTW!
I do like Tito.Hope he dont do it.
i think a bout with davis would make more sense
Seriously shogun don't waist your time fighting tito... nothing to gain there.
Shogun vs Hendo HAS to happen asap!!!
shogun vs hendo is the fight that makes more sense... i would make them fight on the japan event
Exactly! This Shogun vs. Tito talk is a waste of a good knee operation.
Agreed with all... that's a lose/lose fight for Shogun.
I think a fight with Davis or Hendo would make sense.
Fighting Tito is a step back. Shogun is the #2 LHW in the world, he should be fighting Rashad or Hendo next.
Talk about a nonsensical match up. Rua beat Machida, Liddell and Griffin. Three guys Tito has lost to. He beat Rampage who recently beat Hamill, another guy Tito lost to. Tito is coming off a loss, Rua a dominant victory. So, am I missing something here? What would this fight do for Shogun? I say Rashad if he wasnt in line for the next crack at the belt. But it could be awhile before that fight happens if the winner of Jones vs Jackson is injured. Would be a good #1 contenders fight.
Pointless fight, with Rua in line for a title shot with another win and Tito still 1-5-1 in his last seven.
Rua - Machida or gtfo.
Or Rua - Hendo is also very acceptable.
Seems like there just aren't enough fighters in the UFC in-route towards the belts.... I love following people's stories, plights, and successes, but this is beginning to feel like a video game, stuck with the same 20-30 fighters.
Either Shogun vs Hendo or Shogun vs Phil Davis please - both make more sense (and better matchups) than Shogun vs Tito.
Offcourse mr Shogun wants to fight Toto, thats an easy win for him... he doesnt wanna have too much trouble climbing back to the top again... he should face Hendo.. if he gets the shot too early, the same thing will happen again against bones..
Shogun vs hendo... a dream fight!