UFC 161: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson

**Mule-Kick** · 03-06-2013, 09:27

Pfff klote dit. Blijft weinig van card over zo. Hoop dat ze een goede vervanger vinden om het tegen Shogun op te nemen.

**Mule-Kick** · 03-06-2013, 11:01

Sonnen kan het weer niet laten:

"@ShogunRua I HEAR BRAZILIAN
CHICKEN IS OFF THE MENU. AMERICAN GANGSTER IS STILL AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO SEND YOUR WAITRESS OVER."

**Wheelie** · 03-06-2013, 14:50

Sonnen gaat niemand uit de weg haha

**Wheelie** · 03-06-2013, 19:51

Ivan Raupp, a Brazilian reporter that first broke news of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's recent injury, is saying that Chael Sonnen will step in as a replacement. Sonnen made it known on Twitter that he would be willing to face Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 161: Evans Vs. Henderson on June 15. The card takes place on pay-per-view from Winnipeg.
Sonnen was defeated by Jon Jones earlier this year in his return to the light heavyweight division. Expect more news to come out no later than Tuesday concerning this rumored bout, as the UFC has a conference call planned.

**Turboknecht** · 03-06-2013, 20:27

Tja, jammer, maar helaas. Ik denk wel dat Sonnen het Shogun erg lastig kan maken.

**Diz** · 03-06-2013, 20:36

Originally Posted by Turboknecht

Tja, jammer, maar helaas. Ik denk wel dat Sonnen het Shogun erg lastig kan maken.

Denk het ook ja... ik denk zelfs dat Sonnen een UD gaat winnen door de hele partij lang boven op Shogun te gaan liggen...

**redmanbjj** · 03-06-2013, 21:17

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Chael Sonnen vs. Shogun Rua in the works for UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg
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UFC officials today confirmed that a light heavyweight fight between Chael Sonnen vs. Mauricio Rua is "being discussed" for UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg.

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Just a few hours after former middleweight and light heavyweight number one contender Chael Sonnen tweeted that he was ready, willing and able to fight Mauricio Rua on less than two weeks notice, word comes in today from Brazil's Ivan Raupp that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is considering the 205-pound contest for next week's UFC 161 co-main event.

UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta said the bout is not confirmed, but is currently "being discussed."

Sonnen (27-13), who benefits from not having to worry about cutting to 185 pounds, would step in for the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (find out what happened here) to battle "Shogun" on June 15, 2013 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

"The American Gangster" could probably use a win to keep pace with his mouth. He was able to talk the talk in his two most recent fights, but failed to walk the walk, coming up empty in consecutive title challenges against Anderson Silva at UFC 148 and then Jon Jones at UFC 159.

In his defense, those are the two best fighters in the world.

Not that it's been all peaches and cream for Rua (21-7). The Brazilian has been unable to win consecutive fights inside the Octagon since knocking out Chuck Liddell back in 2009, a 4-4 record over that span including a recent unanimous decision defeat to budding contender Alexander Gustafsson last December on FOX.

You can argue that Rua would be at a disadvantage, with only a couple of days to transition his training from striker to wrestler, which may nullify all those boxing lessons he received from Freddie Roach (see them here).

Should be interesting, to say the least.

Stay tuned.

UFC 161 will be headlined by a 205-pound contest between division title contenders as former champion Rashad Evans tries to work his way back into "the mix" at the expense of Dan Henderson, while heavyweight knockout artist Roy Nelson makes a quick turnaround to challenge Stipe Miocic.

**Diaz bros** · 03-06-2013, 22:04

Ik ga toch voor Rua op Submission, Kneebar ofzo. Elke keer als Shogun moet vechten ga ik toch weer stiekem altijd hopen dat we hem ooit terug zullen zien in z'n pride shape, wat was dat doen een machine. Ik dacht die gaat de LHW voor de komende 10 jaar domineren

**Kemal** · 04-06-2013, 09:02

Visa issues reportedly scrap Sonnen-Rua at UFC 161, Jimmo-Pokrajac head to main

Chael Sonnen tried to get himself into a fight, but it looks like his effort will go wasted.

Despite reports on Monday that Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) would fill in for an injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 161 later this month against Mauricio Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC), that fight won't happen. Instead, UFC 161 will move forward with 11 fights, and "Shogun" will wait to fight another day – perhaps still against Sonnen.

The UFC made the announcement late Monday night that Rua had been removed from the card. But Globo, which first reported that Sonnen and Rua would meet, reported that visa issues created a problem for Sonnen to get into Canada – and that the two are expected to meet on Aug. 17 at UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 in Boston. The UFC has yet to announce the fight is in the works.

But as far as UFC 161 is concerned, with Rua's slot falling off the main card, UFC officials confirmed to MMAjunkie that a preliminary card light heavyweight fight between Ryan Jimmo (17-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Igor Pokrajac (25-9 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will be promoted to the pay-per-view.

UFC 161 takes place June 15 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

After Nogueira fell off the card on Sunday with a back injury, "Shogun" was in need of an opponent. Sonnen tried to ask for the fight on Twitter, and a Monday report from Globo surfaced that his tweet had done the trick.

But instead, Sonnen won't be making a late-notice trip to Canada, and Rua will wait for another card. Whether that proves to be Sonnen later this summer, of course, remains to be seen.

UFC 161 was set to be headlined by a interim bantamweight title fight between Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland. But an injury to Barao forced him out of the headliner, which bumped the co-main event between Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans into the top position.

Now with Rua out of the co-main event spot, a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson (19-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Stipe Miocic (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) climbs a spot on the card.

With the change to the card, UFC 161 is again finalized:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
Stipe Miocic vs. Roy Nelson
Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton
Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan
Ryan Jimmo vs. Igor Pokrajac

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley
James Krause vs. Sam Stout
Sean Pierson vs. Kenny Robertson
Roland Delorme vs. Edwin Figueroa

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)

Mitch Clarke vs. John Maguire
Yves Jabouin vs. Dustin Pague

**Turboknecht** · 04-06-2013, 11:39

Balen zeg.

**Diaz bros** · 04-06-2013, 12:25

Kan aan mij liggen hoor, maar snap niet dat je in deze tijd nog last kunt hebben van Visa issues. Sonnen zal in het verleden het een en ander misschien hebben uitgespookt of misschien niet en missen we een leuk gevecht. Is er soms geen mogelijkheid dat gecontracteerde vechters van de UFC gewoon een visum over de hele wereld kunnen krijgen en je van dit gezeik af bent. Je zal nooit horen dat een voetballer niet aan de WK kan deelnemen vanwege Visa issues terwijl het in het MMA regelmatig voorkomt en dat kan ik nog begrijpen maar waarom nog in de UFC? komt zo knullig over steeds, een partij niet kunnen zien vanwege injury is al kut maar vanwege Visa vind ik zo irritant, beide vechters kunnen vechten maar vanwege een paar regeltjes wordt er weer een partij door de neus van de mma liefhebbers geboord.

**breahule** · 12-06-2013, 19:19

De Countdown:
http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-161-countdown-1

**Chane** · 13-06-2013, 08:51

De topic titel klopt niet meer

Hoe lang blijft Barao eigenlijk nog interim-champ?
Dominick Cruz heeft in oktober al 2 jaar niet meer gevochten! :O

**Kemal** · 13-06-2013, 09:20

Originally Posted by Chane

De topic titel klopt niet meer

Aangepast

**pronk** · 15-06-2013, 00:31

**Diaz bros** · 15-06-2013, 01:16

hoezo staat shields vs woodley in de prelims??? toen de card nog voller zat met shogun z'n partij en Barao kon ik het wel begrijpen, maar ze schuiven notabene pokrajac vs jimmo op en shields z'n partij niet, van alle vechters die gaan van vechten op die avond heeft hij als laatst een titleshot gehad, woodley staat ook bekend als hot prospect 11-1 met wins over hieron,daley en saffediene

**Kemal** · 15-06-2013, 07:12

The complete UFC 161 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Rashad Evans (206) vs. Dan Henderson (204)
Stipe Miocic (243) vs. Roy Nelson (260)
Ryan Jimmo (206) vs. Igor Pokrajac (206)
Alexis Davis (134) vs. Rosi Sexton (135.5)
Pat Barry (245) vs. Shawn Jordan (248)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

Jake Shields (171) vs. Tyron Woodley (171)
James Krause (155.5) vs. Sam Stout (156)
Sean Pierson (170.5) vs. Kenny Robertson (170.5)
Roland Delorme (136) vs. Edwin Figueroa (135)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)

Mitch Clarke (155.5) vs. John Maguire (155)
Yves Jabouin (136) vs. Dustin Pague (135.5)

**Flabbert** · 15-06-2013, 15:48

Originally Posted by Kemal

The complete UFC 161 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Rashad Evans (206) vs. Dan Henderson (204)
Stipe Miocic (243) vs. Roy Nelson (260)
Ryan Jimmo (206) vs. Igor Pokrajac (206)
Alexis Davis (134) vs. Rosi Sexton (135.5)
Pat Barry (245) vs. Shawn Jordan (248)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

Jake Shields (171) vs. Tyron Woodley (171)
James Krause (155.5) vs. Sam Stout (156)
Sean Pierson (170.5) vs. Kenny Robertson (170.5)
Roland Delorme (136) vs. Edwin Figueroa (135)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)

Mitch Clarke (155.5) vs. John Maguire (155)
Yves Jabouin (136) vs. Dustin Pague (135.5)

weet iemand de nederlandse tijden ?

**appelsap** · 15-06-2013, 15:56

Originally Posted by Flabbert

weet iemand de nederlandse tijden ?

6 uur bij de ET optellen.........

**Flabbert** · 15-06-2013, 16:03

Originally Posted by appelsap

6 uur bij de ET optellen.........

ik zal wel een debiel zijn maar ik snap dr geen klote van

**Klassikl** · 15-06-2013, 16:14

De ET (Eastern Standard Time) is de tijdzone die ze hiervoor gebruiken om aan te geven hoe laat het start. En deze tijdzone loopt 6 uur achter op de tijd in NL. Oftewel 6 uur erbij optellen en je krijgt de Nederlandse tijd.

**jantje11** · 15-06-2013, 17:49

Originally Posted by Klassikl

De ET (Eastern Standard Time) is de tijdzone die ze hiervoor gebruiken om aan te geven hoe laat het start. En deze tijdzone loopt 6 uur achter op de tijd in NL. Oftewel 6 uur erbij optellen en je krijgt de Nederlandse tijd.

Je neemt wel de moeite om dit uit te leggen dan had je net zo goed ff in 1 zin aan flabbert kunnen vertellen om welke nederlandse tijd het begint.

@flabbert , de prelims beginnen om 2 uur en de main card om 4 uur vanacht.

**Flabbert** · 15-06-2013, 17:52

Originally Posted by jantje11

Je neemt wel de moeite om dit uit te leggen dan had je net zo goed ff in 1 zin aan flabbert kunnen vertellen om welke nederlandse tijd het begint.

@flabbert , de prelims beginnen om 2 uur en de main card om 4 uur vanacht.

dank u dank u wekker is gezet!