Jan 04 2009
Video Vault – Coleman vs. Shogun – The First Time
At UFC’s upcoming UFC 93 Pay Per View, a legend of MMA will clash with a man who at one time was thought of as pound for pound the best. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua returns after over a year’s absense to face on Mark Coleman in a rematch from their infamous PRIDE showdown at PRIDE 21 – Dreamers. I’m not sure if there is still bad blood from something that happened years ago, but if there is, I wouldn’t be surprised.
After a freak accident where Rua broke his arm, Coleman lost a little bit of control and started to uncontrollably scream and toss referees around. Some speculated this was one of Coleman’s “Roid Rages”. This caused mayhem as PRIDE officials and members from both the Chute Boxe Academy (Rua’s group) and Hammerhouse Gym (Coleman’s group) dashed into the ring and had an absolutely insane pull-apart brawl. At the time PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva, along with Shogun’s brother Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Pele, and a horde of Chute Boxe guys almost went to fisticuffs with the likes of Phil Baroni and Gary Goodridge from Hammerhouse. Shortly after in the locker room, Coleman apologized to an angry Silva for his actions and this near-fight was seemingly put to rest. PRIDE was always about the pageantry of pro wrestling with a cast of legitimate tough guys, but this was crazy even for them.
Today on Fight Game Blog Video Vault – we present the pre-fight Video Package, the fight in it’s entirety, as well as the aftermath. I personally can’t wait for these guys to lock horns in Ireland in a couple weeks.
Coleman vs. Shogun 2 at UFC 93. Who wins?
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[...] The main event is a match that’s probably three or four years too late, but it’s still an intriguing match-up. You have Rich Franklin who was dominant at middleweight for the UFC at the same time that Dan Henderson was dominant in Pride’s similar weight class (though called welterweight). Also, Shogun Rua faces Mark Coleman in a rematch of a fight in which Rua’s elbow was dislocated as he tried to stop a takedown. Big D posted about the crazy scene after their first fight. [...]