Shogun (left) and Rashad (right), duel between former champions. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (UFC/Disclosure)
After winning again, with the triumph over Rogério Minotouro at UFC Rio in August last year, Mauritius Shogun There must be a former light heavyweight champion in front of him in his next fight in the Octagon. The Ultimate organization plans to hold a duel between the Brazilian and the North American Rashad evans for UFC on FOX 19, on April 16th.
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Information about the fight was released on the “Combate” channel website. According to the publication, the expectation is that the event, which should also feature a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov e Tony Ferguson, takes place in the city of Tampa, in the state of Florida, in the United States. The night's main event has not yet been confirmed, but the possibility of Shogun x Evans headlining the card has not been ruled out.
Shogun and Evans should have faced each other almost half a decade ago, when the Brazilian was still the light heavyweight champion. Rashad would be the Curitiba native's first challenger for the title, but he ended up getting injured and being replaced by Jon Jones. In the duel against Shogun, Jones ended up getting the better of him and dethroning the former PRIDE GP champion.
At 34, Mauritius Shogun has a professional record of 23 wins and ten losses. Already Rashad evans, 36 years old, has a record of 19 wins, four losses and one draw in MMA. The North American is coming off a defeat to Ryan bader in October last year, in a fight that marked his return to the octagon after almost two years away.
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