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by Michael David SmithFiled under: UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, M-1 GlobalFor the first time since his loss to Forrest Griffin more than two years ago, Shogun Rua can legitimately be called one of the top 10 fighters in MMA -- and it took a loss to get him there.Rua's unanimous decision loss to Lyoto Machida in the main event at UFC 104 was a fight that most people thought he deserved to win, and a fight that makes one thing very clear: Shogun is back.But where does Shogun fit in our list of the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in MMA? Find out below.MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Shogun Rua Is Back originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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