Mauricio Rua vs Ihor Potieria Prediction: the Last Battle of the Legend

Prediction for the ММА. UFC 283 Mauricio Rua vs Ihor Potieria match, which will take place on January 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The fighter is a legend of mixed martial arts, Rua was a fairy back in Pride, and currently, he is a pale shadow of his past self. There is only a big name left, and there may still be a blow, but again without timing. His strength is leaving him from round to round, but they are still enough to survive until the final gong – in the last five fights, Shogun lost three times but was finished only once.

I have nothing to lose in this fight. Now my goal is not winning and knocking out. The main point is to do everything possible, that's all. I no longer demand victories and belts from myself. I only demand to do everything I can. There will be a lot of pressure on Potieria. He has to win. Of course, I'm also focused on performing and winning, but he's now building a career in the UFC, and I'm getting ready to finish. This is my last fight.

Mauricio Rua

Before appearing in the strongest league, Ihor went on a series of fifteen consecutive victories, which he scored in local promotions (although there was one bright victory in the Contender Series). But his debut in the UFC did not work out for him – he lost without a chance to the Romanian fighter Nicolae Negumereanu

I ran out of fuel in the third minute of the first round. I watched the fight, and I felt ashamed of myself. I know it wasn't me, not Ihor, who swings to the end. I didn't show anything at all in this fight. Neither his striking technique nor wrestling – absolutely nothing. It hurts psychologically, but it will pass. I've lost in the profs, I've lost in the amateurs, I've lost in training, I've lost in business, I've lost in many life plans, I've lost everything I've earned, but I've never given up, and I'm not going to do it now. In this life, you need to lose a lot of time to succeed, especially in our game.

Ihor Potieria

The failure of the Ukrainian in his last debut match in the league clearly will not provoke him to an open bloody slaughter from the very first seconds. And Mauricio Rua will also start slowly. He will save his strength. 

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