On September 5th 2014, the UFC will go head to head will Bellator with simultaneous Fight cards, and they've officially announced a headliner for that card as Gegard Mousasi will faced Ronaldo Jacare Souza in a rematch from Dream in 2008.
But the announcement didn't stop there, they also announced a slew of fights to uphold the main event as well. Alistair Overeem will meet Ben Rothwell, and Matt Mitrione will meet Derrick Lewis in a pair of heavyweight battles. And Charles Oliveira will be looking to add another submission victory at the expense of top ranked Nik Lentz.
UFC Fight Night 50 takes place at the Foxwoods Resort Casino from Ledyard Connecticut and coincides with Bellator 123.
Below is a full list of the updated card:
Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ronaldo Souza
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Rothwell
Heavyweight: Matt Mitrione vs. Derrick Lewis
Featherweight: Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
Lightweight: Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Chiesa
Featherweight: Sean Soriano vs. Andre Fili
Author: Alex Cochrane
Cited source: Dana Becker (fightline.com)
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Overeem will get slapped on the chin and fall down like an anvil. :laugh:
But the announcement didn't stop there, they also announced a slew of fights to uphold the main event as well. Alistair Overeem will meet Ben Rothwell, and Matt Mitrione will meet Derrick Lewis in a pair of heavyweight battles. And Charles Oliveira will be looking to add another submission victory at the expense of top ranked Nik Lentz.
UFC Fight Night 50 takes place at the Foxwoods Resort Casino from Ledyard Connecticut and coincides with Bellator 123.
Below is a full list of the updated card:
Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ronaldo Souza
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Rothwell
Heavyweight: Matt Mitrione vs. Derrick Lewis
Featherweight: Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
Lightweight: Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Chiesa
Featherweight: Sean Soriano vs. Andre Fili
Author: Alex Cochrane
Cited source: Dana Becker (fightline.com)
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Overeem will get slapped on the chin and fall down like an anvil. :laugh: