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Report: Chael Sonnen Gets Fight with Shogun Rua at UFC 161

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:01:18 +0000

When the news broke that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira had suffered a back injury forcing him out of the scheduled rematch with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 161, Chael Sonnen offered to step up as his replacement. Sonnen took to Twitter to lobby for the bout late Sunday evening. Brazilian website Combate.com reported on Monday that Sonnen has indeed been named Nogueira’s replacement and will face Rua on the June 15 fight card. The fight, however, is not confirmed. According to MMAWeekly.com content partner Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, the match-up is only in the discussion phase.

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Report: Chael Sonnen Gets Fight with Shogun Rua at UFC 161 – MMA Weekly

Chael Sonnen reportedly replaces Nogueira, meets ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 161

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:45:00 +0000

In what will be just seven weeks since losing a light heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones , Chael Sonnen reportedly will return and save the co-main event spot at UFC 161. Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC), according to a report from Globo , will step up to meet Mauricio Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) in the co-main event of the card later this month in Canada. “Shogun” was in need of an opponent once Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) dropped off the card with a back injury . UFC officials, however, could not yet confirm the report to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) early Monday afternoon. UFC 161 takes place June 15 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. It will be the UFC’s first trip to the Canadian province of Manitoba. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook

Chael Sonnen campaigns for UFC 161′s open slot against ‘Shogun’ Rua

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is injured and out of next week’s UFC 161 co-headliner with light heavyweight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC), but one familiar name has offered his services as a replacement. And Chael Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) did it in the only way he knows how. “@ShogunRua I HEAR BRAZILIAN CHICKEN IS OFF THE MENU. AMERICAN GANGSTER IS STILL AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO SEND YOUR WAITRESS OVER,” he wrote via Twitter . As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported Sunday, Nogueira was forced off the June 15 card with a back injury

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Chael Sonnen campaigns for UFC 161′s open slot against ‘Shogun’ Rua – MMA Junkie