''UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 26'') was a

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event held on August 17, 2013, at the

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Background

The event was the first

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event broadcast on

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. The main event was contested between former

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

Maurício Rua Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former model. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former ...

and

Chael Sonnen Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

. The bout was first linked to

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, as Sonnen was mentioned as a short notice replacement for Rua's original opponent

Antônio Rogério Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira (; born 2 June 1976), also known as Minotouro or Lil Nog, is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro" ...

, who was out of the bout with a back injury. Visa issues prevented Sonnen from getting into Canada, resulting in Rua being pulled from the event altogether.

Nick Ring Nick Ring (born February 10, 1979) is a Professional boxer and mixed martial artist who is best known for competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Ring fought in vari ...

was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, Ring was pulled from the bout and was replaced by

Josh Samman Joshua Kaleb Samman (March 14, 1988 – October 5, 2016) was an American mixed martial artist who, at the time of his death, competed in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and also competed for Be ...

Samman was subsequently forced from the bout and was replaced by returning UFC fighter

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was expected to face Mike Brown at the event; however, Corassani pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

Steven Siler Steven Scott Siler (born February 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, Ta ...

. Thiago Alves was expected to face Matt Brown at the event; however, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Mike Pyle.

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was expected to face

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at the event; however, Ogle pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of The Night: Michael McDonald vs. Brad Pickett * Knockout of The Night: Travis Browne and Matt Brown * Submission of the Night: Michael McDonald and Chael Sonnen

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Chael Sonnen: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: $175,000 *Travis Browne: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Alistair Overeem: $285,000 *Urijah Faber: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Iuri Alcântara: $16,000 *Matt Brown: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pyle: $45,000 *John Howard: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Uriah Hall: $10,000 *Michael Johnson: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Joe Lauzon: $27,000 *Michael McDonald: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett: $23,000 *Conor McGregor: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Max Holloway: $14,000 *Steven Siler: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown: $30,000 *Diego Brandao: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Daniel Pineda: $15,000 *Manvel Gamburyan: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Cole Miller: $26,000 *Ovince St. Preux: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Cody Donovan $8,000 *James Vick: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Ramsey Nijem: $14,000

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References