Mauricio Shogun says 'life goes on' after suffering knockout at UFC Hamburg

M. Shogun (photo) was looking to increase his winning streak to compete for a light heavyweight title fight. Photo: Reproduction /Facebook UFC

Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Mauricio Shogun Street faced Anthony Smith which replaced Volkan oezdemir in the main event of UFC Hamburg this Sunday (22). The Curitiba native was surprised by the North American who in the first seconds of the fight threw a sequence of punches and elbows that left Shogun completely unconscious. Thus, he was knocked out 1m29s into R1. On his Instagram, the Brazilian stated that 'life goes on' after the defeat.

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“Unfortunately, we don’t always get the result we would like, and understanding this is part of life. Congratulations to Anthony Smith. I've been celebrating this moment so many times and I can't take away its merit. I dedicated myself, trained a lot, and did everything I could for this fight, but he was better that night. Life goes on, thank you for everyone’s affection”, explained Shogun.

Unfortunately, we don't always get the result we would like, and understanding this is part of life. Congratulations to Anthony Smith. I've been celebrating this moment so many times and I can't take away its merit. I dedicated myself, trained a lot, and did everything I could for this fight, but he was better that night. Life goes on, thank you for everyone's affection. Unfortunately we don't always get the result we want, and to understand that fact is part of life. Congratulations to Anthony Smith. For so many times I was celebrating at this moment and I can't take his merits from him. I dedicated myself, trained hard, and did all that was within my reach for this fight, but he was better yesterday. Life continues, thank you all for the support.

A publication shared by Shogun Street (@shogunoficial) on Jul 22, 2018 at 11:18 pm PDT

The Brazilian was looking to increase his winning streak to compete for a light heavyweight title fight against the champion, Daniel Cormier. The triumphs were over Corey anderson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by decision, and a knockout from Gian Villante.

Now, Shogun has 36 fights on his record, with 25 wins and 11 losses.

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