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07/09/08 - Exclusive: Shogun wants Evans in December
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua says he would like his next fight to be against either Rashad Evans or Rich Franklin.
Speaking exclusively to Fighters Only on Saturday night, he also revealed that he expects to return to the Octagon in December.
Evans upset the bookmakers on Saturday by knocking Chuck Liddell out, which drew admiration from the Brazilian fighter.
“Rashad fought the perfect fight, he obviously studied Chuck and worked hard on his game plan,” he said. “He may be undefeated but everyone is there to be beaten and I would like to be the first one to do it.”
Regarding a gameplan for Evans, he said: “I train every aspect of MMA to the utmost, so whichever way the fight went I would be fully prepared and would expect to win.”
He also expressed a desire to fight former middleweight champion Rich Franklin, who moved up to the light-heavyweight division to beat Matt Hamill on Saturday.
Shogun was recently declared fit to fight after recovering from a knee injury sustained in his fight with current UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin last year.
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John Joe O’Regan
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