Media Dana and Rampage backstage

I always hoped for the Rampage/Shogun rematch. If it would've happened in Japan that would've been pure gold. It's crazy to me still to this day it never happened in the UFC.

Sometimes shit just happens like that, its weird.

At least we got those two Hendo fights w Shogun.
It was so close of happening in the UFC too. Just the timing never worked out.
 
Shogun dodged a shotgun blast with that one
It's interesting because Shogun wasn't completely washed at this point.

Both Rampage and Shogun were slowing down but they were still good. Shoguns UFC run was so hot and cold its hard to breakdown how this rematch would've gone in 2012/2013
 
You would think rampage would have jumped on an opportunity to avenge that loss.

It was really cool to see him make it to the UFC after an already storied career.

I still remember his debut against sakuraba.


The Funny thing is everyone shit on pride yet rampage dominated Chuck had second defense against Henderson, shogun became champ
 
I think rampage would've beat the UFC version of shogun just because of their styles, shogun became much more grounded in his game. Either way we missed out on a bad ass fight that's for damn sure. Shogun losing his explosiveness and still being as effective as he was is something to be respected, the last we ever saw of that was against machida in the first fight.

Machida vs Shogun 1 is still to this day one of the highest level fights in MMA history. From a technical perspective, and analysis of high level competition, it's a fight that any fighter can learn from no matter where this sport goes.
 
You would think rampage would have jumped on an opportunity to avenge that loss.

It was really cool to see him make it to the UFC after an already storied career.

I still remember his debut against sakuraba.
Watch his kitchen fights!!
 
Funny how they were talking about how great he did and looked physically and he can get on the Japan card and then he gets assigned Ryan Bader who would annoy him for wrestling and also missed weight.
 
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