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Ex-UFC champ Glover Teixeira will lace up the boxing gloves on Aug. 29. | Getty/UFC
Spaten Fight Night is once again bringing the star power for its third event.
After having Chael Sonnen vs, Anderson Silva in the organization’s debut and Wanderlei Silva vs. Acelino Popo Freitas in its sophomore edition, Spaten Fight Night 3 will be headlined by a boxing match between former UFC light heavyweight champions Glover Teixeira and Mauricio Rua.
The first edition was heavily criticized for the excessive respect between Sonnen and “The Spider,” which resulted in a fight lacking both action and emotion. The second event made headlines for the opposite reason due to the excessive animosity between Wanderlei and Popo, which ended with the former Pride Fighting Championships standout being knocked out in a post-fight melee. In this third edition, the promoters took care to invite two champions who, while being extremely competitive, have a deep respect for each other’s careers. The confrontation will be under boxing rules with eight rounds of two minutes.
Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Boxing
The big news of this third edition is the addition of super fights in two modalities that are extremely popular in Brazil: jiu-jitsu and judo, an Olympic sport where Brazil has a strong tradition and a huge fan base. The first two fights announced were duels between Brazilian Olympic champions Bia Sousa and Rafaela Silva, who will face international arch-rivals Prisca Awiti and Raz Hershko, respectively. The jiu-jitsu duel will be between rivals and multi-time world champions Felipe Preguiça and Nicholas Meregali.
The event will once again be broadcast live by Brazil’s largest TV network, Rede Globo, on Aug. 29th, live throughout Brazil.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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