Shogun Rua

UFC 274 results live: Mauricio Rua vs. Ovince Saint Preux full fight recap of Light Heavyweight main card bout today (Sat., May 7, 2022) from Footprint ...

The pace really slowed in the final minute, and the bout came to an uneventful close. It was difficult to tell what was more effective: Saint Preux’s snap kicks to the belly or Rua’s inside low kick? Saint Preux targeted the body, whereas Rua worked the lead leg.

It wasn't particularly thrilling, but Ovince Saint Preux once again defeated Mauricio Rua in their UFC 274 rematch.

Fernie Garcia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Melissa Gatto via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Khaos Williams via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) The fight went back to open space and continued to see both men have difficulty finding the big shot they wanted to close the shot. Saint Preux stayed disciplined with his kicking attack, mixing up shots to Rua’s body and occasionally going to the head. The crowd got restless and began to boo late in the opening round, which was quite slow-paced.

The main card of UFC 274 features a fun and strange rematch between former champion Shogun Rua and Ovince Saint Preux.

The pick is for Ovince Saint Preux to land big shots and find the knockout just like in the first fight. The first round is going to be where the fight is decided and whoever lands the bigger shots will decide the fight. The key to victory is to pressure early, land the leg kicks, and score the knockout in the first round. The southpaw has big power and it should be too much for Rua to take in the first round. The Brazilian is the better striker technically than Ovince Saint Preux and should land some big shots. Saint Preux is coming off of two losses in a row to Jamahal Hill and Tanner Boser, a loss here could put his UFC career in jeopardy.

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua expects to fight one more time after his rematch with Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 274 this Saturday in Phoenix.

Now my goal is to make the best of these two last fights and this is what keeps driving me so I always had goals and dreams that I would focus on and carry out.” “The real difference is that back then I was very young,” Rua said. “I put in my mind that I want to do this one plus one more,” Rua said. “So we’ll see, I hope to have no injuries so I’ll be able to fight again this year.” Alongside the likes of Wanderlei Silva, Quinton Jackson, Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Takanori Gomi, and others, Rua established a brand of combat sports excellence that is still talked about to this day. I’m focusing on finishing and doing these last two fights the best I can.”