‘Shogun’ Rua releases statement after UFC Hamburg loss to Anthony Smith

Mauricio Rua’s title aspirations might have came to a definitive end on Sunday, when the Brazilian legend suffered a brutal knockout by the hands of Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Hamburg in Germany.
“Shogun,” stopped by Smith in 89 seconds with a flurry of punches and a vicious elbow that left him unconscious while still standing, had a three-fight winning streak snapped by “Lionheart.”
A few hours after the defeat, the former UFC and PRIDE champion releas