UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | August 17, 2013 | |||
Venue | TD Garden | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen (also known as UFC Fight Night 26) 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][3]
The main event is expected to be contested between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Maurício Rua and Chael Sonnen.[4] 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.[5]
Nick Ring was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, Ring was pulled from the bout and replaced by Josh Samman[6] Samman was subsequently forced from the bout and replaced by returning UFC fighter John Howard.[7]
Akira Corassani was expected to face Mike Brown at the event. However, Corassani pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Steven Siler.[8]
Thiago Alves was expected to face Matt Brown at the event. However, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Mike Pyle.[9]
Andy Ogle was expected to face Conor McGregor at the event. However, Ogle pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Max Holloway[10]
Official fight card
Main card | |||||||
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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. | Mike Pyle | ||||
Middleweight | Uriah Hall | vs. | John Howard | ||||
Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | vs. | Michael Johnson | ||||
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | vs. | Michael McDonald | ||||
Featherweight | Conor McGregor | vs. | Max Holloway | ||||
Featherweight | Mike Brown | vs. | Steven Siler | ||||
Featherweight | Diego Brandao | vs. | Daniel Pineda | ||||
Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
Featherweight | Manvel Gamburyan | vs. | Cole Miller | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Cody Donovan | vs. | Ovince St. Preux | ||||
Lightweight | Ramsey Nijem | vs. | James Vick |
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.
- ^ John Morgan (2013-06-05). "UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 to feature five-hour TV run on same channel". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (2013-07-01). "Nick Ring out, Josh Samman meets Uriah Hall at UFC on FOX Sports 1 1". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Staff (2013-07-17). "John Howard re-signs with the UFC, fights Uriah Hall at UFC on Fox Sports 1". bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ Staff (2013-07-01). "Akira Corassani off UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 card, Steven Siler meets Mike Brown". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Mookie Alexander (2013-07-03). "Thiago Alves injured, Mike Pyle now fights Matt Brown at UFC on Fox Sports 1 in Boston". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2013-07-10). "Max Holloway steps up against Conor McGregor after injury forces Andy Ogle out". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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