Shogun Rua's best victory?
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They way he blitzed Rampage was something else
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IMO it's either Machida, Arona, or Liddell in that order. If i had to pick i say Machida because it solidified his legacy.
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Slip "prime Rampage" in between your #1 and #2 and I'm with you.
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Machida. He became champ with that one.
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All of them.
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I give him props for his Pride soccer kicks and stomps and of course for dethroning the Dragon but overall I've just never been that exited by him. He is a natural LHW and I think we all expected him to do well post Machida but he didn't and it has been kind of like a dud firecracker that shoots a few sparks but ends up not popping. But he was never a favorite fighter of mine so it really didn't matter that much to me.
so war shogun i guess.
so war shogun i guess.
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Shogun completely dismantled Rampage in that fight. The two soccer kicks to finish it were brutal.
But i put Arona and Liddell in front of Rampage because of the significance. Beating Arona capped off Shoguns rise in Pride, and the Liddell win made up for the horrible performance against Forrest and proved Shogun was ready for a title shot.
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I stand corrected bro.
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Rampage. Just a destruction. For karma, nothing beats the Machida win though.
It's still crazy to me how similar Shogun and Jones' runs were. Two young kids come in, destroy everyone and change the game. Shogun passed the torch to Jones, I wonder if Jon will do the same.
It's still crazy to me how similar Shogun and Jones' runs were. Two young kids come in, destroy everyone and change the game. Shogun passed the torch to Jones, I wonder if Jon will do the same.
I saw it in person, I will never forget it.
Great fight, but it wasn't a victory
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All of his wins over Alistair Overeem.
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I think his loss to Hendo has to be it just for the display of fortitude.
His wins over Rampage and Arona
His wins over Rampage and Arona
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Agreed. These are definitely the best 3
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The rematch against Forrest was also satisfying to watch as Shogun bounce Forrest's head off the canvas and Forrest taping like crazy. Made me think this is how the first fight should have gone.
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Definitely beating Machida for the light heavyweight title. The Pride MW GP as a whole is probably the better achievement, but scoring a first round knockout on the undefeated light heavyweight champion is his best single victory.
