{"id":183903,"date":"2016-01-27T21:28:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T05:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=183903"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:14:22","slug":"rashad-evans-vs-shogun-rua-reportedly-set-for-ufc-on-fox-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rashad-evans-vs-shogun-rua-reportedly-set-for-ufc-on-fox-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashad Evans vs. Shogun Rua reportedly set for UFC on FOX 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rashad Evans and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/photo-wanderlei-silva-shares-rare-chute-boxe-academy-photo\/\">Shogun Rua<\/a> are both legends in the sport of MMA, however the pair have never fought despite their lengthy careers in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Back at UFC 128 Evans was set to challenge Rua for the UFC light heavyweight championship, but was forced out of the bout with a knee injury.  Evans was subsequently replaced by Jon Jones, who <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-watch-jon-jones-defeat-shogun-ufc-title-fight-full\/\">defeated Shogun<\/a> to claim the UFC light heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ariel Helwani of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/1\/27\/10841468\/rashad-evans-vs-shogun-rua-targeted-for-ufc-on-fox-19?_ga=1.149081590.1947342376.1447806528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>, the UFC has booked a light heavyweight scrap between Evans and Rua at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th, however they have yet to officially confirm the matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Evans is coming off a unanimous decision <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-ryan-bader-out-strikes-rashad-evans-to-secure-win-highlights\/\">loss to Ryan Bader<\/a> in what served as his return to the Octagon after a 2-year layoff.<\/p>\n<p>Rua on the other hand is coming off a unanimous decision win over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira that saw him snap a 2-fight losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this battle of the legends?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua are both legends in the sport of MMA, however the pair have never fought despite their lengthy careers in the sport. 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