RIO DE JANEIRO – Ihor Potieria knows he’s fighting someone that’s in the MMA history books. The UFC rookie is taking on one of the most respected and legendary names still active in MMA – Mauricio Rua . Potieria (18-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is scheduled to take on ‘Shogun’ (27-13-1 MMA, 11-11-1 UFC) in the final preliminary bout of UFC 283 on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s Rua’s retirement fight from MMA.
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Ihor Potieria was in disbelief when he got call to fight legend ‘Shogun’ Rua – MMA Junkie