ABU DHABI – Mauricio Rua may have already gotten the best of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira twice, but he’s as excited for the trilogy. Rua (26-11-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) faces Nogueira (23-9 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) in the light heavyweight co-main event of UFC on ESPN 14, which takes place Saturday at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. With another win, “Shogun” can make it a shut out in the head-to-head series. Their first fight took place in the PRIDE middleweight grand prix quarterfinal in 2005, where Rua beat Nogueira by unanimous decision

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Ex-UFC champ ‘Shogun’ Rua highly motivated for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira trilogy despite 2-0 lead – MMA Junkie

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