Mauricio Shogun Surgery

Shogun with his wife Renata

-  Special Thanks go out to Julio Heller for the photographs and the following:

Dear Friends,

Last Wednesday, the Athlete Mauricio Shogun had surgery on his left knee - an ACL (Anterior Cruciate

Ligament) surgery.

Doctor Mario Namba, Doctor Chief of the Brazilian Gymnastic Confederation, that already took care of

Wanderlei Silva and Daine dos Santos (Gymnastic World Champion) was responsible for the surgery

made at the Hospital Vita in Curitiba.

Dr. Mario Namba comments: " The surgery was a success, I'm following Mauricio for the last few months

and this problem was identified before his last fight, as a professional he decided to keep his agreement to

fight and I respect that, he's young and very strong, I'm sure that his recovery will be fast and he will be

ready to fight again very soon".

Mauricio Shogun words: " I know about my mistakes in the fight against Forrest, I will never use this surgery

as an excuse for my lost, I have all the responsibility for the bad result, now I just want to look for the future,

I would like to thank all my fans that are supporting me in this difficult moment and I promise you all that I

will be back better than ever, I know that I lost the first battle but not the "war" for the UFC belt."

Best regards,

Julio Heller

- From Julio Heller with a little editing from us

- Photographs courtesy of Julio Heller

(10/4/07)