UFC 139 arrives this Saturday (19), in the city of San Jose, California, with two of the biggest names in the recent history of national MMA in action. Wanderlei Silva will try to regain the path of victories against Vietnamese Cung le. Already Mauricio Shogun will be the main fight of the night against the North American Dan Henderson, where the winner could have the chance to compete for the organization's light heavyweight belt. The show's fight program also features two more Brazilians in action. On the preliminary card, lightweights Gleison Tibau and Rafael dos Anjos they have a 100% Brazilian duel.
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Shogun vs. Henderson
The Brazilian Mauricio Shogun tries to take another step towards regaining the light heavyweight belt. After knocking out Forrest griffin, in August, the Brazilian athlete will face an MMA legend: Dan Henderson. And Mauricio doesn't hide his desire to face Hendo.
“I always wanted this fight. I know the importance of this confrontation for the sport since the Pride days. He is top notch and I have a lot of admiration for him”, said Shogun, who talked about his preparation. “I trained a lot in boxing, wrestling and jiu-jitsu. I hope I can impose my pace in the fight.”
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Wand fights for his life in the UFC
Wanderlei Silva marked his name in the history of MMA, but after four defeats in his last five appearances, the most recent being a devastating knockout in just 27 seconds, the Brazilian needs victory against Cung le to stay alive in the UFC. With his usual confidence, Wand assured that he learned from his mistakes in previous fights and promises a great performance.
“I made a mistake in the last fight. I paid dearly and suffered for it. But this defeat opened my eyes and now I am well prepared to prove on Saturday that I can continue fighting,” said Wand.
Check out the complete UFC 139 card below, which will be broadcast on the Combate channel from 20pm.
Main Card
Mauritius Shogun vs. Dan Henderson;
Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung le;
Urijah faber vs. Brian Bowles;
Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story;
Stephan bonnar vs. Kyle Kingsbury;
Preliminary Card
Ryan bader vs. Jason Brilz;
Michael McDonald vs. Alex Soto;
Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman;
Gleison Tibau vs. Rafael dos Anjos;
Miguel Angel Torres vs. Nick Pace;
Matt Brown vs. Seth Baczynski;
Shamar Bailey vs. Danny Castillo;
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