A new name has been announced for the UFC Hall of Fame.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be inducted into the Pioneer Wing as part of the 2024 UFC Hall of Fame ceremony this summer. The news was announced on Saturday’s UFC 301 event at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“Shogun Rua is one of the greatest Brazilian athletes in combat sports history,” said UFC president & CEO Dana White in a press release. “Shogun had an incredible run in PRIDE and UFC, and he was fearless inside the Octagon. His fights against Mark Coleman, Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida, and Dan Henderson represent some of the most memorable moments in UFC history and helped put Brazilian MMA on the map. It will be an honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer during International Fight Week.”
Welcome to the #UFCHOF, @ShogunRua 👏
Mauricio Rua will join the 2024 HOF class! pic.twitter.com/EyKZnuQMBe
— UFC (@ufc) May 5, 2024
Rua joins Wanderlei Silva, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, and Frankie Edgar in the 2024 class of inductees. The first Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen fight is also set to be inducted as well, and Beneil Dariush will receive the Forrest Griffin Community Award for his work building orphanages in Haiti.
The 2024 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for June 27 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of International Fight Week.
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