Shogun: Without Stomps, He's Just Another Guy

A Sniper without a rifle is just a man. Indiana Jones without a whip is just an old guy in a fedora. Shogun Rua without strikes to the head of a downed opponent is just another fighter in dire need of cardio.

And for those of you wondering, the accompanying picture is the aftermath of Shogun chasing down the ice-cream truck in his neighborhood.

The one time most feared LHW in the world is now on the wafer-thin line between has-been and full-blown joke. Seriously, he's officially on the edge between Phil Baroni and Ken Shamrock.

This is a MIND-BLOWING realization because the man has been so unwaveringly explosive, destructive, ruthless, and effective.

His list of downed opponents is a veritable "who's who" of over 204-pound greats. Rampage, Arona, Randleman, Overeem, Ghono, and Nakamura.

Now I really don't think I would be shocked to see him lose to a stair-stepper via TKO.

All because UFC refuses to allow stomps and kicks to the body and head of downed opponents. Shogun's Achilles' heel has been shown to the world.

Having only gone to the third round 4 times before last night's horrendous showing (winning only two of those), Shogun had the chance to hide his lack of cardio.

Now that he's in the Octagon, Shogun's forgotten that he should spend more time practicing RUNNING than stomps on a heavy bag. Can somebody please translate to him that 90 percent of his arsenal is gone and he needs to be ready to use something else?

Forrest Griffin broke him with pace alone. MARK COLEMAN, a man who resembles a side of rotting hamburger meat, nearly broke Rua with the pace of a dead horse.

It's true, future opponents of Rua. Just lay there and absorb a beating for a round and you've officially outdone Shogun.

Not to beat a Mark Coleman here, but in the future Shogun... if you DO ever plan on coming back to your once feared form... invest in an elliptical machine. Or a bike. Or a house that has more than 50 feet between the front door and the mailbox.