Rashad said on weighing they used him on their announcement of teams without his permission and he never agreed to fight for them. All they did was send his manager a contract. He had to contact them twice to take his image and likeness off their adverts.
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Yeah i dont feel good about Shogun for this fight.
This wouldve been a banger in a prime vs prime fight.
This is also a good example of fight age vs real age and how everyone is different in that respect.
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Great news, legacy fights!
I hope Chris gets KOed again
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Romero has aged much more gracefully. Shogun started falling off hard in his early 30s like many Pride fighters, especially out of Chute Box which was known for their gym wars. Fighters just trained differently back then and primes didnât seem to last as long as they do now. Fighters in that era also fought much more frequently too.
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Wandy is a prime example. A Pride legend who fell off once he came to UFC. He still had some great performances during his second UFC run, but he was clearly no longer the same. His fights against Bisping and Cung Le were dope.
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This better be an april fools joke. Romero is going to hurt shogun
Shogun taps to strikes in the second
Frank Mir vs. FabrĂcio Werdum
https://www.mmanews.com/news/gfl-announces-frank-mir-vs-fabricio-werdum/
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The Global Fight Leagueâs rollout of matchups for its inaugural season isnât exactly being met with positive reactions, especially the most recently confirmed bout between former UFC heavyweight champions Frank Mir and FabrĂcio Werdum.
This year, the GFL is set to stage events for the first time, as the new organization targets success in mixed martial arts with a team-based format. 15 shows are apparently lined up until August, before a pair of playoff cards and one final event goes down at the end of 2025.
After confirming the six city teams and manager/head coach combinations for each, 120 athletes were chosen as part of the inaugural draft in January. A few weeks on â and before the release of any information on dates and locations for the upcoming events â the first matchups have emerged.
Following the announcement of Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold 2, the GFL caused a stir by revealing the return matchup for a well past his prime MaurĂcio âShogunâ Rua, who will face the powerful Yoel Romero.
And more matchups driving further âGrandad Fight Leagueâ jokes among fans look to be on the way, starting with a heavyweight clash between 45-year-old Team Los Angeles representative Mir and 47-year-old Werdum, of Team SĂŁo Paulo.
The Brazilianâs inclusion marks one of many concerns highlighted by the MMA community. Werdum and fellow GFL signing Wanderlei Silva both cited irreversible brain damage in their statements for the now-settled antitrust lawsuit against the UFC.
That was pointed out by some fans while reacting to his first fight since a 2023 decision loss to Junior dos Santos under the Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA banner. Mir, meanwhile, hasnât fought in MMA since 2019 and lost both his professional boxing debut and Triad Combat bout 2021.
They actually give these sick legends matchesâŚ
Ill buy everyone
Id love that match 15 years ago.
Fuuuuuck.
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