Mark Coleman and The Champions Eye

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Mark Coleman was fighting on pure instinct. Of course, if you’re a UFC Hall of Famer, former UFC heavyweight champion, and PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix champ, that’s not necessarily the kiss of death, but when your opponent is Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, it’s not the ideal situation to be in. Add in being 44 years old, and for most fighters, the night of January 17, 2009 was going to be a painful one.