15 years after their first meeting, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua capped off his trilogy against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira with a split decision win.
Much like their first two fights, Rua and Nogueira brought the best out of each other but ultimately it was “Shogun” who did just enough damage to secure the victory. When the fight ended, the scorecards read 29-28 two times for Rua with the third judge giving Nogueira the nod with a 29-28 score of his own.
“I’m very happy because I win three times with the legend Rogerio Nogueira,” Rua said during his post fight interview.