The master of trash talk, Chael Sonnen, will grace the Octagon this weekend as he meets former light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 17th. Sonnen and Rua are headlining UFC Fight Night, which will air live on the new Fox Sports 1 network at 6:00pm ET. The latest fight predictions and odds from offshore bookmaker Sportsbook.ag have Sonnen listed as a slight -140 moneyline favorite ($140 wins $100).
There are several more intriguing fights on Saturday's card, including a heavyweight matchup between former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem and rising contender Travis Browne. Overeem, who is attempting to work his way back into the heavyweight title mix after a devastating loss to Antonio Silva, is drawing a -250 line ($250 wins $100) while Browne, a 5-1-1 fighter since joining the UFC in June of 2010, is getting +190 odds ($100 wins $190).
Also featured on this weekend's main card are scraps between Uriah Faber and Yuri Alcantara, Matt Brown and Mike Pyle, Uriah Hall and John Howard, and Joe Lauzon and Michael Johnson. Faber, Brown, Hall, and Lauzon are listed as -280, -160, -370, and -260 favorites, respectively.
UFC Fight Night Odds:
Chael Sonnen -140 vs Mauricio "Shogun" Rua +110 (Fox Sports 1 Main Card)
Alistair Overeem -250 vs Travis Browne +190 (Fox Sports 1 Main Card)
Urijah Faber -280 vs Yuri Alcantara +220 (Fox Sports 1 Main Card)
Matt Brown -160 vs Mike Pyle +130 (Fox Sports 1 Main Card)
Uriah Hall -370 vs John Howard +280 (Fox Sports 1 Main Card)
Joe Lauzon -260 vs Michael Johnson +200 (Fox Sports 1 Main Card)
Conor McGregor -270 vs Max Holloway +210 (Fox Sports 1 Prelims)
Michael McDonald -225 vs Brad Pickett +175 (Fox Sports 1 Prelims)
Diego Brandao -300 vs Daniel Pineda +220 (Fox Sports 1 Prelims)
Mike Brown -220 vs Steven Siler +170 (Fox Sports 1 Prelims)
Manny Gamburyan -130 vs Cole Miller +100 (Facebook)
Ovince St. Preux -280 vs Cody Donovan +220 (Facebook)
Ramsey Nijem -200 vs James Vick +160 (Facebook)
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