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“Road To The Octagon” Premiers Saturday For UFC On FOX 19

Check out a preview for Saturday’s “Road to the Octagon” show that airs on FOX at 5 p.m. ET.

The show takes a look at next Saturday’s UFC on FOX 19 card that will feature Glover Teixeira vs. Rashad Evans in the main event.

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Check out a preview for Saturday’s “Road to the Octagon” show that airs on FOX at 5 p.m. ET.

The show takes a look at next Saturday’s UFC on FOX 19 card that will feature Glover Teixeira vs. Rashad Evans in the main event.

Tony Ferguson Injured, Forced Out Of Bout With Khabib Nurmagomedov

Well, well, well. Oh how the tables have turned. Injury ridden lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov has spent the last two years on the sidelines since scoring a victory over current divisional kingpin Rafael dos Anjos. The undefeated Dagestani wrestler was scheduled to make his return later this month (April 16, 2016) against Tony

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Well, well, well.

Oh how the tables have turned.

Injury ridden lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov has spent the last two years on the sidelines since scoring a victory over current divisional kingpin Rafael dos Anjos.

The undefeated Dagestani wrestler was scheduled to make his return later this month (April 16, 2016) against Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson in the main event of UFC on FOX 19 from Tampa, Florida.

Ferguson has been riding a hot wave as of late, and had previously warned Nurmagomedov to stay healthy and show up on fight night.

Now, however, “El Cucuy” has been forced off of the card due to an injury per FOX Sports.

This news has forced the UFC to bump the originally scheduled co-main event between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans to main event status.

With such little time to find a replacement for Ferguson, “The Eagle” will not compete on the card, but will instead be given a new bout for a later date.

Teixeira, a Brazilian slugger, has picked up back to back stoppage victories over the likes of Ovince St. Preux and Patrick Cummins after suffering consecutive defeats to Jon Jones and Phil Davis.

Evans, on the other hand, recently returned from quite a lengthy injury layoff, dropping an extremely disappointing decision to Ryan Bader at October 2015’s UFC 192. He will look to get back on track against Teixeira in just a few weeks time.

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Tony Ferguson Injured, Rashad Evans-Glover Teixeira New UFC On FOX 19 Main Event

An injury to Tony Ferguson has scratched the planned UFC on FOX 19 main event. The card will now be headlined by Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira, according to a report by FOXSports.com.

Ferguson was set to meet Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title-elimin…

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An injury to Tony Ferguson has scratched the planned UFC on FOX 19 main event. The card will now be headlined by Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira, according to a report by FOXSports.com.

Ferguson was set to meet Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title-eliminator in the lightweight division. Evans-Teixeira will be five rounds in the light heavyweight division.

Evans (19-4-1) is a former UFC light heavyweight champion, but is just 2-3 over his last five. He was bested last October by Ryan Bader, snapping his two-fight win streak that included victories over Chael Sonnen and Dan Henderson.

Teixeira (24-4) was a replacement for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in this bout, as the ex-UFC champion suffered an injury of his own. The former title contender is on a two-fight win streak, having bested Patrick Cummins and upcoming interim title fighter Ovince Saint Preux after back-to-back decision defeats at the hands of Phil Davis and Jon Jones.

It remains to be seen if officials will find a replacement for Ferguson or keep Nurmagomedov – who has battled injuries of his own over the past couple of years – off the card completely.

One possible replacement would be Donald Cerrone, as “Cowboy” does have a fight lined up, but is always willing to step in on short notice.

Glover Teixeira Accepted Rashad Evans Fight Without Knowing Opponent

Glover Teixeira just wants to compete and fight.

The Brazilian and former title contender agreed to replace Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and meet Rashad Evans next month at UFC on FOX 19 without even hearing who he would be facing.

Teixeira has scored b…

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Glover Teixeira just wants to compete and fight.

The Brazilian and former title contender agreed to replace Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and meet Rashad Evans next month at UFC on FOX 19 without even hearing who he would be facing.

Teixeira has scored back-to-back victories, finishing both Patrick Cummins and Ovince Saint Preux, to get himself right back near the front of the line in the 205-pound division.

The 36-year-old explained to Brazilian news source Portal do Vale Tudo that he always keeps himself on weight now in case of a call by the UFC.

“I keep myself on weight. Ever since my loss to Phil Davis, I changed my entire training camp and diet,” Teixeira said. “I’m always light, on weight and ready. Semi-ready, actually. Because nobody trains and is always ready without a fight coming up, no fighter does that. Anyone who does that is not in the UFC. We have to keep ourselves at 70-percent the whole year, anything more than that will get us hurt.

I was training, I was actually helping Caio Magalhaes who will fight on the same day. When they called me, I accepted right away. I didn’t even ask who my opponent was. Rashad is a former champion and very well rounded. You must be sharp to fight any of the top guys. I’m prepared to show I can take any of them and fight for a title again.”

Teixeira (24-4) rose through the rankings to challenge Jon Jones for the title in 2014. He lost via decision, and was also defeated by Phil Davis later that year.

Evans (19-4-1) is just 2-3 over his last five after going unbeaten from 2010-12.

“Shogun” Rua Out, Glover Teixeira To Fight Rashad Evans At UFC On FOX 19

UFC officials announced on Wednesday that former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has been forced to pull out of his scheduled bout with Rashad Evans at UFC on FOX 19. Former title contender Glover Teixeira has agreed to step in for Rua and fight Evans at the event. Teixeira (24-4) is currently on

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UFC officials announced on Wednesday that former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has been forced to pull out of his scheduled bout with Rashad Evans at UFC on FOX 19.

Former title contender Glover Teixeira has agreed to step in for Rua and fight Evans at the event.

Teixeira (24-4) is currently on a two-fight winning streak. In his last six bouts, he’s 4-2. He beat James Te Huna at UFC 160 by first-round guillotine choke and Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 28 by first-round knockout. He lost to Jon Jones at UFC 172 by unanimous decision and then to Phil Davis at UFC 179 the same way. He submitted Ovince St. Preux in the third round via rear naked choke at UFC Fight Night 73. He knocked out Patrick Cummins in the second round at UFC Fight Night 77.

Teixeira vs. Evans will serve as the co-main event of this event.

UFC on FOX 19 takes place on April 16th from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. The main card will air on FOX while the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The main event will be Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0) vs. Tony Ferguson (20-3).

Here is the updated card:

Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0) vs. Tony Ferguson (20-3)

Rashad Evans (19-4, 1NC) vs. Glover Teixeira (24-4)

Beneil Dariush (12-1) vs. Michael Chiesa (13-2)

Lyoto Machida (22-7) vs. Dan Henderson (31-14)

Cub Swanson (21-7) vs. Hacran Dias (23-3-1)

Bethe Correia (9-1) vs. Raquel Pennington (6-5)

Court McGee (17-4) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (21-3)

Cezar Ferreira (8-5) vs. Caio Magalhaes (9-2)

Drew Dober (16-7, 1NC) vs. Islam Makhachev (12-1)

John Dodson (17-7) vs. Manny Gamburyan (15-8, 1NC)

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Shogun Out, Teixeira In Against Rashad Evans At UFC On FOX 19

On Wednesday, UFC announced that one of the big matches planned for their UFC On FOX 19 event in April has been changed.

An injury has forced MMA legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua off of the card. Shogun was originally scheduled to compete on the show ag…

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On Wednesday, UFC announced that one of the big matches planned for their UFC On FOX 19 event in April has been changed.

An injury has forced MMA legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua off of the card. Shogun was originally scheduled to compete on the show against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans.

With Shogun out, UFC has announced that hard hitting contender Glover Teixeira has stepped up on short notice and will be Evans’ new opponent.

UFC On FOX 19 takes place in Tampa, Florida on April 16th.