A pair of former UFC light heavyweight champions will meet in Brazil, as Forrest Griffin and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua have agreed to fight in August.
Griffin and Rua meet on the main card of the previously announced “UFC: Rio” event, which is expected to serve as UFC 134 and takes place Aug. 27 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
MMAjunkie.com has confirmed the booking, which was first reported by Brazilian-based outlets Tatame.com and GracieMag.com.