Jimi Manuwa fondly remembers the days when he sat on his couch and watched Mauricio Rua stack up highlight-reel knockouts in PRIDE. Now he sits at home watching those same fights, but only this time, it’s to study, not enjoy. Manuwa (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) admits he once idolized Rua (22-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC), whom he’ll meet in UFC Fight Night 56’s main event on Nov. 8. The event takes place at Ginasio Municipal Tancredo Nevas in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on the same channel and UFC Fight Pass.
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Jimi Manuwa, now training with Gustafsson, no longer idolizing ‘Shogun’ – MMA Junkie