Evans vs Rua title bout delayed by injury
UFC president Dana White on Thursday revealed that Rashad Evans’ next opponent, light heavyweight champion Mauricio Shogun Rua, had to…
UFC president Dana White on Thursday revealed that Rashad Evans’ next opponent, light heavyweight champion Mauricio Shogun Rua, had to undergo knee surgery following his win over Lyoto Machida at UFC 113.
He had the surgery in L.A. He’s gonna do all his therapy in Vegas. So he’s gonna be in Vegas for the next five weeks.”
He needed (surgery) after the fight. He got hurt in the (last Machida) fight.
He’s got a knee problem now, and he got it fixed. He had a bad knee after the fight.
White told MMAWeekly.com that he was unsure when Shogun would be clear to return, but indicated that it wouldn’t take long, pointing out that Shogun had his appendix taken out four weeks prior to the Machida fight.