Evans vs. ‘Shogun’ targeted for UFC on FOX 19
Although no official announcement has been made by the UFC or either fighter, a light heavyweight fight between Rashad Evans and Mauricio Rua is expected this April.
Although no official announcement has been made by the UFC or either fighter, a light heavyweight fight between Rashad Evans and Mauricio Rua is expected this April:
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Rashad Evans and Mauricio Rua may finally meet in 2016.
The matchup between the former UFC champions is in the works for UFC on FOX 19 in April 16, sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani following a report by Combate.
It’s a match-up that has been set before when it was originally booked for March 19, 2011 when “Shogun” was still the UFC light heavyweight champion, but Evans injured his knee before the fight.
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