Watch UFC 161 Pay-Per-View Rashad Evans vs Dan Henderson Live Streaming. Rashad Evans (17-3-1) will fight for World Light Heavyweight Championship Title against Dan Henderson (29-9-0) at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on Saturday, 15 June 2013. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5-0) and Mauricio Rua (21-7-0) will clash in the co-main event.
UFC 161 initially was expected to feature a bantamweight headliner between interim champion Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland. However, when Barao suffered a foot injury and was forced off the card on May 21, Wineland eventually was pulled from the lineup too, and the Dan Henderson vs. Rashad Evans light-heavyweight co-headliner was promoted to the main event. The card then lost its light-heavyweight co-headliner between Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on June 2 when “Lil Nog” suffered a back injury. Recent title challenger Chael Sonnen offered up his services as a replacement, but the bout with “Shogun” ultimately was scheduled to headline UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 in August. A fight between rising heavyweight contender Roy Nelson (a non-injury replacement for Soa Palelei) and Stipe Miocic is now the co-headliner.
The former light heavyweight champion didn’t know what it was like to lose two straight fights until he left the cage after meeting Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in February. And it hasn’t been something he’s been enjoying.
“It’s a good chance for me to jump back on the scene and let everybody know I’ve stumbled a bit, but I’m definitely not out. I’ve lost twice in a row in wrestling, but it’s been a while since it’s happened to me – and it doesn’t feel good at all” said Evans.
Losing back-to-back fights in his collegiate wrestling days is a lot different than losing two in a row at his level in the UFC, though. At UFC 145 a little more than a year ago, he lost a unanimous decision to former friend and teammate Jon Jones, trying to reclaim the 205-pound title he once held.
Then came the loss to Nogueira at UFC 156 – a fight that Evans said he just wasn’t in the right frame of mind to turn the afterburners on.
Main Event:
Rashad Evans (17-3-1) vs. Dan Henderson (29-9-0) – Light Heavyweight
Main Card Fights Pay-Per-View (10 p.m. ET):
Mauricio Rua (21-7-0) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5-0) – Light Heavyweight
Pat Barry (8-5-0) vs. Shawn Jordan (14-4-0) – Heavyweight
Roy Nelson (19-7-0) vs. Stipe Miocic (9-1-0) – Heavyweight
Alexis Davis (13-5-0) vs. Rosi Sexton (13-2-0) – Bantamweight
FX “Prelims” Fights (8 p.m. ET):
Jake Shields (27-6-1) vs. Tyron Woodley (11-1-0) – Welterweight
Sam Stout (19-8-1) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-3-1) – Lightweight
Ryan Jimmo (17-2-0) vs. Igor Pokrajac (25-9-0) – Light Heavyweight
Facebook “Prelims” Fights (6 p.m. ET):
Yves Jabouin (18-8-0) vs. Dustin Pague (11-7-0) – Bantamweight
Sean Pierson (13-6-0) vs. Kenny Robertson (12-2-0) – Welterweight
Mitch Clarke (9-2-0) vs. John Maguire (18-5-0) – Lightweight
Roland Delorme (8-1-0) vs. Edwin Figueroa (9-2-0) – Bantamweight
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