chael sonnen ufc 159UFC light heavyweight Chael Sonnen has done it again!  He has been able to score a main event slot coming off another loss and will take on former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on the UFC on FOX Sports 1:1 event on August 17 in Boston.

Rua was originally supposed to fight on the UFC 161 card in June, but his opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira had to withdraw with an injury. Sonnen offered to fight Rua at UFC 161, but Rua was pulled from the event altogether setting up this showdown in August.

Rua is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Alexander Gustafsson in December, and Sonnen is coming off a first round TKO loss against Jon Jones at UFC 159 in April.

The UFC on FOX Sports 1 event will take place at the TD Garden on August 17 and will be he first LIVE card on the near FOX Sports 1 channel debuting in August.

The UFC on FOX Sports 1 card can be found below:

  • Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
  • Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne
  • Matt Brown vs. Thiago Alves
  • Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Johnson
  • Uriah Hall vs. Nick Ring
  • Andy Ogle vs. Conor McGregor
  • Mike Brown vs. Akira Corassani
  • Urijah Faber vs. Yuri Alcantara
  • Michael McDonald vs. Brad Pickett

Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC on FOX Sports 1 news and coverage.

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