UFC on Fox is scheduled for August 4th in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and has suffered the same fate as many of the UFC's other summer cards. The main event was originally scheduled to see former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard take on Brian Stann, but a Stann injury forced some major changes. To beef up the starpower, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was moved to the card to take on Brandon Vera in the main event. The co-main is another top light heavyweight bout, with Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader facing off with former champ Lyoto Machida. Here's how the card looks right now:
August 4th, live on Fox from Los Angeles, CA:
Main Card:
Mauricio Rua (20-6) vs. Brandon Vera (14-5)
Ryan Bader (14-2) vs. Lyoto Machida (17-3)
Travis Browne (13-0-1) vs. Ben Rothwell (32-8)
Joe Lauzon (21-7) vs. Jamie Varner (20-6-1)
Preliminary Card:
Cole Miller (18-6) vs. Nam Phan (17-10)
Phil Davis (9-1) vs. Wagner Prado (8-0)
Rob Broughton (15-7-1) vs. Matt Mitrione (5-1)
Philip De Fries (8-1) vs. Oli Thompson (9-3)
DaMarques Johnson (15-10) vs. Mike Swick (14-4)
Josh Grispi (14-3) vs. Rani Yahya (16-7)
Manny Gamburyan (11-7) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (13-11-1)
John Moraga (9-1) vs. TBA
SBN coverage of UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera