Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has revealed the change in tactics he’ll use when he meets current champion, Jon Jones again inside the octagon and it involves taking the ultra-athletic wrestler down to the mat and keeping him there. Speaking via Fighters Only Magazine, “Shogun” said:
“I don’t make excuses for my losses. Instead, I use them as motivation, as a mistake I made. It’s up to me to bounce back. My biggest goal is to fight for the belt again versus Jon Jones. It’s my great dream.”
“Jones is a very tall fighter. It’s difficult landing a hit on him and to close the distance. He’s a young man who didn’t lose yet, he is well-rounded and very good in wrestling. Next time I have got to try to take him down, work out Muay Thai, close the distance or try to keep him on the ground.”
“I did what I had to be done. Maybe I would change my posture. Think I should have been more cautious. I stepped in throwing many knees. I don’t want to cry over the spilt milk but I could have entered a bit more into the fight.”
Rua will be looking to get back to winning ways in just a few months time when he takes on another former champion and the man to defeat him on his octagon debut, Forrest Griffin at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to that one as we get it.
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