Omari Akhmedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski Set For UFC On FOX 19 On 4/16

This week, UFC announced the addition of a welterweight undercard bout to their scheduled lineup for UFC On FOX 19 in April.

Joining the card on 4/16 in Tampa, Florida will be a battle between welterweight prospects Omari Akhmedov (15-3) and Elizeu …

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This week, UFC announced the addition of a welterweight undercard bout to their scheduled lineup for UFC On FOX 19 in April.

Joining the card on 4/16 in Tampa, Florida will be a battle between welterweight prospects Omari Akhmedov (15-3) and Elizeu Zaleski (14-5).

Headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson and featuring Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira and Lyoto Machida vs. Dan Henderson II, UFC On FOX 19 is scheduled to take place on April 16th from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

“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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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

Machida-Henderson II Expected For UFC On FOX 19 In April

It looks like Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida are going to run it back inside the Octagon on April 16, 2016.

Henderson and Machida, who fought at UFC 157 in February of 2013, where Machida won a decision victory, will rematch at the UFC On FOX 19 ev…

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It looks like Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida are going to run it back inside the Octagon on April 16, 2016.

Henderson and Machida, who fought at UFC 157 in February of 2013, where Machida won a decision victory, will rematch at the UFC On FOX 19 event scheduled for the aforementioned April date.

The Henderson-Machida bout joins rumored bouts such as Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington, Rashad Evans vs. Mauricio Rua, Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush and Cub Swanson vs. Hacran Dias for the UFC On FOX 19 event on Saturday, April 16th.

Cub Swanson Returns, Meets Hacran Diaz At UFC on FOX 19

The UFC has continued to stack the deck for UFC on FOX 19, which is slated for April 16, 2016 from Tampa, Florida. In just the last few days, reports have indicated that bouts between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chiesa

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The UFC has continued to stack the deck for UFC on FOX 19, which is slated for April 16, 2016 from Tampa, Florida.

In just the last few days, reports have indicated that bouts between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chiesa and Beneil Dariush have all been added to the card.

That doesn’t appear to be all, however, as MMAFighting’s Luke Thomas has indicated that No. 6-ranked featherweight Cub Swanson will make his return in April to take on No. 10-ranked Hacran Diaz.

Swanson has been nursing an injury on the sidelines since his latest fight, a brutal stoppage loss at the hands of Max Holloway at last April’s UFC on FOX 15. Prior to that, Swanson had won six of seven with the only loss in that stretch coming to top contender and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.

Diaz has compiled two straight wins of his own, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 58 in December 2014, and a split decision win over Levan Makashvili at UFC Fight Night 70 last June.

This will be a pivotal bout for each man, as the winner will loft himself back into the crowded mix of featherweight contenders longing for a chance at divisional kingpin and promotional cash cow Conor McGregor.

Which of these recently announced bouts intrigues you the most?

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Report: Lyoto Machida vs. Dan Henderson Rematch Slated For April

Earlier this week it was reported that a pairing of light heavyweight legends “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was being targeted for UFC on FOX 19 which is set for April 16, 2016. That won’t be the only matchup between ageing veterans, however, as Combate (Via BloodyElbow) has reported that former champion Lyoto “The

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Earlier this week it was reported that a pairing of light heavyweight legends “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was being targeted for UFC on FOX 19 which is set for April 16, 2016.

That won’t be the only matchup between ageing veterans, however, as Combate (Via BloodyElbow) has reported that former champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will face off with Dan “Hendo” Henderson on this same card in a rematch of their 2013 bout.

Machida was able to walk away with a split-decision victory at UFC 157 in the first meeting, but both combatants have now dropped to 185 pounds.

“The Dragon” has hit some extremely rough times as of late, losing three out of his last four bouts including two straight brutal stoppage losses at the hands of Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero. At 37 years of age, Machida will look to get back to his winning ways and start one last run at gold.

Henderson, on the other hand, has also lost three out of his last four fights, most recently dropping a knockout loss to controversial Brazilian Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort last November. Clearly past his prime at 45 years old, the former Olympian will look to prove that he still has some gas left in the tank.

A clash of between top lightweights Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov and Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson is also expected to take place on this card.

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