Antonio Rogerio 'Lil Nog' Nogueira has just announced his withdrawal from his upcoming bout with Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua at UFC161 due to a back injury. UFC Correspondant Ariel Helwani confirmed this via his twitter account not long after. This now leaves Rua without an opponent for his co-main event bout and possibly even without a bout.
But not to worry...
*cue cheesy superhero entrance music*
It seems Chael Sonnen has put his hand up to take this fight on short notice, and just 7 weeks after losing his light heavyweight title fight to 205-pound king Jon 'Bones' Jones. Chael is coming off two losses from two title fights in two different divisions (middleweight and light-heavyweight) while Rua is coming off a disappointing loss to fellow light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson.
Whilst Sonnen has thrown his hand up for this fight, it has to be noted that the UFC haven't confirmed him to be Rua's replacement opponent.
So until then... Rua remains without an opponent....
Anyways, I'll keep you all updated on whether or not this possible fight becomes official as well as any other events within the world of the UFC or the MMA world at large.
Until next time...
Peace!
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