Nurmagomedov-Ferguson, Shogun-Evans To Headline UFC On FOX 19

The fight announcements keep coming, as several fights were made official for the next UFC On FOX event during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson event on FOX Sports 1.

Headlining UFC On FOX 19 will be the returning Khabib Nurmagomed…

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The fight announcements keep coming, as several fights were made official for the next UFC On FOX event during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson event on FOX Sports 1.

Headlining UFC On FOX 19 will be the returning Khabib Nurmagomedov against Tony Ferguson in a five-round lightweight contest, while former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will battle it out in a three-round co-main event.

Rounding out a jam-packed undercard full of intriguing fights is another three-round battle of former MMA champions, as former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and former two-division PRIDE Champion Dan Henderson will compete in a rematch of their 2014 bout, which Machida won by decision.

The following fights were also announced for UFC On FOX 19, which is scheduled for April 16, 2016 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida:

– Cub Swanson vs. Hacran Dias
– Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington
– Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush
– Tecia Torres vs. Rose Namajunas