Mauricio Rua has been on a bit of a career resurgence the past three years, and he’ll try to continue it this Sunday. “Shogun” has won three straight fights for his longest winning streak since a four-fight run in 2006-2007 in PRIDE. He’ll also be fighting outside of his native Brazil for the first time since 2013 after five straight home bouts. Rua (25-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) on Sunday takes on short-notice replacement Anthony Smith (28-13 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a light heavyweight main event at UFC Fight Night 134 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
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