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Chute Boxe Brazil has long been considered one of the premier Mixed Martial Arts teams in the world. Known for their superior Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and vicious standing knees, Chute Boxe fighters have always enjoyed great success in MMA.
Recent months have not been as kind to Chute Boxe however. Earlier this year, Wanderlei Silva, [...]

I know several of you were looking for the recent interview that MMAWeekly.com did with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua regarding his signing with the UFC, so here it is.
Shogun Interview - Post UFC 71Uploaded by HLbyColargol

Full Contact Fighter is reporting that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is going to be out of action for at least 6 months as he recovers from the injury he suffered in his fight with Mark Coleman at Pride 31.
Unfortunately, it turned out that Rua had fractured his elbow, as well as ruptured all his elbow ligaments. [...]

Don’t know if you all remember this, but a certain someone thought that Mark Coleman would have a great shot at beating Shogun at Pride 31. This Pride card actually turned out to be very exciting and entertaining. There were quite a few “upsets” so to speak and some interesting “after-hours” activities. [...]

The upcoming Pride 31 “Dreamers” event will feature a interesting matchup between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Mark “The Hammer” Coleman.
Shogun is one of the rising stars in MMA and Pride right now and currently is the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. His last four wins include knockouts over Rampage Jackson, Alistair Overeem, and Ricardo [...]