{"id":61315,"date":"2013-06-04T20:47:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T03:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=61315"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:00:45","slug":"chael-sonnen-vs-mauricio-rua-set-for-ufc-on-fox-sports-1-1-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chael-sonnen-vs-mauricio-rua-set-for-ufc-on-fox-sports-1-1-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen vs. Mauricio Rua Set for UFC on FOX Sports 1 #1 Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sonnen-with-evans.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43238\" title=\"UFC on FOX 2: Weigh In\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sonnen-with-evans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sonnen-with-evans.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sonnen-with-evans-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sonnen-with-evans-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As reported on UFC Tonight, Chael Sonnen (27-13-1) will face Mauricio &#8216;Shogun&#8217; Rua (21-7) in the main event of the inaugural FOX Sports 1 event on August 17th. The card will take place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>This fight came about after an odd turn of events that once again saw Sonnen playing promoter and once again saw him granted a fight that he vigorously pursued.<\/p>\n<p>Rua was supposed to fight in the co-main event of UFC 161 on June 15th against Antontio Rogerio Nogueira, but after Nogueira <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/rumor-lil-nog-withdraws-from-ufc-161-bout-with-shogun-rua\/\">was injured<\/a> earlier this week, Shogun was left without an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Enter: Chael Sonnen.<\/p>\n<p>Sonnen came out swinging, calling Nogueira a &#8216;chicken&#8217; then calling out Rua in an attempt to fight him at UFC 161 in the same slot.<\/p>\n<p>A series of legal issues <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/sonnen-vs-shogun-not-happening-at-ufc-161-due-to-reported-visa-issues\/\">nixed any hopes<\/a> Sonnen had to fight on that card but also forced the UFC to remove Rua from the card all together. 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