Mauricio Rua is fed up with people on the internet who think they know what is best for his career. As the former UFC light heavyweight champion told Combate, he has learned to ignore the critics, as he believes they are way out of their element to say anything worth listening.

In order to drive his point home, "Shogun" went with a rather unusual example, too.

"It's the price you pay when the sport starts to grow. There's more criticism, more people bugging you. I'm going to give you a pornographic example. I don't want to generalize, because only a few fans do that. Some people feel good when they go on the internet to criticize. They are like a virgin guy who watches porn all his life and thinks he knows everything about boning, but never had sex. It's the same thing. Most fans support me. When someone is your fan, they like you as a person and an athlete. Brazilian are fans of results, though. This example goes to that small amount of fans. The virgin who thinks he knows how to bone. They are keyboard warriors."

Mauricio Rua is expected to take on Corey Anderson at UFC 198, on May 14, in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between champion Fabricio Werdum and challenger Stipe Miocic.