Shogun (left) faces Vera (right) in the main fight of UFC on FOX 4. Photo: Josh Hedges
The fourth edition of UFC on FOX promises to rock the city of Los Angeles tonight. In the main fights of the event, the former Brazilian champions Mauricio Shogun e Lyoto Machida they face opponents with an eye on the chance to return for the light heavyweight belt. Shogun's rival is Brandon Vera, while Lyoto looks to get back on the winning track against Ryan bader. One of the winners of this confrontation will be the next challenger for the belt.
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“When fans speak, we listen. So, whoever has the best victory, whoever excites the fans the most, whoever has the most impressive performance will win the fight between (Jon) Jones and (Dan) Henderson. It all depends on what these four guys do on Saturday. Winning is not enough, they have to win impressively. Any one of these four can make a title shot happen,” declared UFC president, Dana White.
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On the preliminary card, Wagner “Caldeirão” Prado, undefeated in his MMA career, makes his UFC debut against Phil Davis, the dangerous light heavyweight who, coming off a defeat to Rashad evans, notes just one setback for the organization. The Brazilian Rani Yaya returns to the Octagon after almost a year to recover from defeat to former featherweight challenger Chad Mendes.
Check out the full event card below, which will be broadcast on the Combate channel from 18pm:
Main Card
Mauricio Shogun vs. Brandon Vera
Joe lauzon vs. Jamie Varner
Mike Swick vs. DaMarques Johnson
Preliminary Card
Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan
Phil Davis vs. Wagner “Caldeirão” Prado
Josh Grispi vs. Rani Yaya
Phil De Fries vs. Oli Thompson
Manny Gamburyan vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Ulysses Gomez vs. John Moraga
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