RIO DE JANEIRO – The MMA career of the legendary Mauricio Rua is in the rear-view mirror. “Shogun” comfortably sits a retired fighter with little disappointment, despite a loss in his final MMA fight. Saturday at UFC 283 , Rua (27-14-1 MMA, 11-12-1 UFC) was finished with strikes by promotional sophomore Ihor Potieria (19-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in the first round. The storybook ending unceremoniously went up in flames, but only for a moment. “Shogun” said he enters retirement peacefully and knows he accomplished what he set out to do more than two decades ago.
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