Chael Sonnen tried to get himself into a fight, but it looks like his effort will go wasted. Despite reports on Monday that Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) would fill in for an injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 161 later this month against Mauricio Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC), that fight won’t happen. Instead, UFC 161 will move forward with 11 fights, and “Shogun” will wait to fight another day – perhaps still against Sonnen. The UFC made the announcement late Monday night that Rua had been removed from the card.
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Visa issues reportedly scrap Sonnen-Rua at UFC 161, Jimmo-Pokrajac head to main – MMA Junkie