By Guilherme Cruz

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On the same month that Maurício “Shogun” gets his second shot at the UFC light heavyweight title against Lyoto Machida, on May 8, another great fight will move the divisions rakings, and Shogun knows well the fighters. Rogério “Minotouro” Nogueira, who faced him on Pride, will face Forrest Griffin, who submited Maurício in his UFC debut.

“This is the toughest category, it’s going to be a great fight”, said, betting on his compatriot. “Griffin has a lot of heart and Minotouro very technical... It’s going to be a cool fight. I believe in Minotouro, he has a better boxing... I bet on him”, said, without considering a new meeting with both. For now: “my focus is on Lyoto’s fight, then I’ll see what I’ll do”.

DADDY RUA

With three months left to the rematch against Machida, Shogun is enjoying a new phase. Between training, he shows his daddy side, taking care of the little Maria Eduarda, born on January 15. “I’m enjoying my daughter, just training lightly”, Shogun said, who hasn’t tight the trains for the fight yet. “I’m training nice. It’s missing three months to the fight, I’m ok”, explains.