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Murilo "Ninja" Rua Interview
2007-11-08 00:23:00 Murilo "Ninja" Rua lost his EliteXC middleweight title against Robbie Lawler in September. Now, the brother of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is preparing for his next fight at Cage Rage 24. The Irish Whip got the opportunity to talk to Ninja about his upcoming fight, his brother, and much more.Irish Whip Fighting: Your next fight is at Cage Rage 24 against Xavier Foupa-Pokam. How do you think that you will match up against him?Murilo "Ninja" Rua: I know that he won his last fight in Cage Rage and I'm coming from a bad result in the EliteXC, but this is my opportunity to finish my year with a good result. Cage Rage promised me that if I win this fight I will have a shot for the belt early in 2008, so I'm going to win.IWF: Do you think that you will defeat him?Ninja: Yes, for sure, I know that the Cage Rage belt is available and I want it.IWF: At EliteXC:Uprising, you were defeated by Robbie Lawler, although you won the first two rounds. Was Robbie different than what you trained for?Ninja:...
By: The Irish Whip
Gina Carano, Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler and Murilo Rua Fight This Weekend! El
2007-09-13 21:51:00 This weekend both Gina Carano and Nick Diaz will be facing off with opponents Tonya Evinger and Iron Mike Aina at EliteXC Uprising in Honolulu Hawaii. The main event will be Robbie Lawler vs Murilo Rua (older brother of Shogun). The event will start at 3:00PM at the Blaisdell center. The event will be covered by Showtime. Other fights at the event will be: Tyson Nam vs Albert Always Bad Manners Justin Buchholz vs Kolo Son of Polynesia Koka Gina Carano vs Tonya Evinger Renato Verissmo vs Jake Shields Riki Fukuda vs Smokin Joey Villasenor Nick Diaz vs Iron Mike Aina EliteXC World Title Ninja Rua vs Ruthless Robbie Lawler Kala Kolohe Hose vs Jeff PeeWee Cox Mark Oshiro vs Nui Wheeler Mark Kurano vs Jose Bomber Diaz Brandon Wolffe vs Chad Klingensmith
Nick Diaz Returns Sept.15 in EliteXC
2007-07-25 04:19:00 Nick Diaz will finally fight after a six month suspension due to a positive marijuana test which ruled his impressive gogoplata submission win over Takanori Gomi at PRIDE 33 a No Contest. Nick Diaz is ready to make a triumphant return on September 15th, this time at Elite XC's show in Hawaii.EliteXC's event will take place in the beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii and its main event will feature EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo "Ninja" Rua versus ICON middleweight champion "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler.Nick Diaz recently challenged StrikeForce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock, who most recently defeated Phil Baroni in stunning fashion, to a middleweight show down. However, EliteXC president Gary Shaw has confirmed that Diaz will be fighting at September's show at 160lbs.Nick Diaz's opponent for September 15th has not yet been determined.Nick Diaz's last fight before his suspension was at PRIDE 33 against PRIDE's current lightweight champion Takanori Gomi in a non-title fight, which...
By: The Irish Whip
Falaniko Vitale Replaces Murilo Rua
2007-06-17 20:56:00 A couple of days ago it was reported that Murilo “Ninja” Rua could not pass his physical by the CSAC and was taken off the June 22nd event by Strikeforce and EliteXC in California. His replacement will be Falaniko Vitale, the former Super Brawl Middleweight champion. The fight between Joey Villasenor and Falaniko Vitale will ... |
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