UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen
| UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 17, 2013 | |||
| Venue | TD Garden | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on August 17, 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Background
The event will be the first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1.[2]
The main event is expected to be contested between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Maurício Rua and Chael Sonnen.[3] The bout was first linked to UFC 161, as Sonnen was briefly mentioned as a short notice replacement for Rua's original opponent Antônio Rogério Nogueira, who had bowed out of the bout with a back injury. An alleged visa issue created travel issues for Sonnen to get into Canada, resulting in Rua being pulled from the event altogether.[4]
Official fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Mauricio Rua | vs. | Chael Sonnen | ||||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | vs. | Travis Browne | ||||
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | vs. | Yuri Alcantara | ||||
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | vs. | Thiago Alves | ||||
| Middleweight | Uriah Hall | vs. | Nick Ring | ||||
| Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | vs. | Michael Johnson | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | vs. | Michael McDonald | ||||
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | vs. | Akira Corassani | ||||
| Featherweight | Diego Brandao | vs. | Daniel Pineda | ||||
| Featherweight | Andy Ogle | vs. | Conor McGregor | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Cody Donovan | vs. | Ovince St. Preux | ||||
| Lightweight | Ramsey Nijem | vs. | James Vick | ||||
Announced Bouts
- Featherweight bout: Manvel Gamburyan vs. Cole Miller[6]
See also
References
- ^ Staff (2013-03-29). "UFC in Boston for FOX Sports 1". msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ Mookie Alexander (2013-03-29). "Dana White announces UFC on Fox Sports 1 August show will be in Boston". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2013-06-04). "Chael Sonnen vs Shogun Rua fight to serve as first-ever UFC on FOX Sports 1 main event on Aug. 17 in Boston". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ Staff (2013-06-03). "Visa issues reportedly scrap Sonnen-Rua at UFC 161". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ^ "UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ Staff (2013-06-12). "Manny Gamburyan vs. Cole Miller Added to UFC on Fox Sports 1 Event in Boston". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
