A Farewell to a Legend

Shogun competed in his final fight at UFC 283 in Brazil in a losing effort, yet this future hall of famer went out on top.

Maricio Shogun Rua walked away from the cage and into retirement last weekend in a bitter sweet way, losing his final fight in the UFC’s octagon in his home country of Brazil. There are two fighters that shaped me as a martial artist on my personal journey, BJ Penn, and Shogun. These two guys were my idols, who I looked up to and wanted to be like. I mi…