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UFC 139: Dan Henderson and Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua put on fight of the year

Saturday November 19, 2011 11:42 PM By Mark La Monica

SAN JOSE, Calif. - This is why fans of mixed martial arts waited 10 years to see Dan Henderson and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua fight each other. The former PRIDE champions never did face one another in Japan, instead saving it all for UFC 139 at the HP Pavilion on Saturday night.

There aren't enough cliches to use to describe this light heavyweight. And, really, none of them would do any...

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