UFC on Fox Shogun vs Vera

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Date & Time
Sat 4th August 2012 Local
Sat 4th August 2012 12:00am UTC

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UFC

Season
2012

Round
Round 20

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Staples Center
(16,080 Attendance)

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UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera (also known as UFC on Fox 4) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 4, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Background
Brian Stann was expected to headline the event against promotional newcomer Héctor Lombard. However, Stann was forced out of the bout citing a shoulder injury.

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and Brandon Vera instead headlined the event, with both fighters being pulled from fights on earlier cards.

Chad Griggs was expected to face Phil Davis at the event. However, Griggs was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Wagner Prado.

A featherweight bout between Josh Grispi and Pablo Garza was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Garza was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced by Rani Yahya.

A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon and Terry Etim was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Etim was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced by Jamie Varner.

Rob Broughton was expected to face Matt Mitrione at the event. However, the bout was scrapped after Broughton pulled out due to an undisclosed personal matter.

On July 25, 2012, Ben Rothwell pulled out of his fight against Travis Browne due to an injured ankle. This led to Browne being removed from the card, while Mike Swick vs DaMarques Johnson was bumped up to the main card.

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Result List

01	Maurício Rua	_Retired Boxing	WIN
01	Brandon Vera	ONE Championship Mens	LOSS
02	Lyoto Machida	Bellator Mens	WIN
02	Ryan Bader	Bellator Mens	LOSS
03	Joe Lauzon	UFC Lightweight	WIN
03	Jamie Varner	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
04	Mike Swick	UFC Welterweight	WIN
04	DaMarques Johnson	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
05	Nam Phan	UFC Featherweight	WIN
05	Cole Miller	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
06	Phil Davis	UFC Light Heavyweight	DRAW
06	Wagner Prado	UFC Light Heavyweight	DRAW
07	Rani Yahya	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
07	Josh Grispi	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
08	Philip De Fries	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
08	Oli Thompson	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
09	Manny Gamburyan	UFC Featherweight	WIN
09	Michihiro Omigawa	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
10	John Moraga	UFC Flyweight	WIN
10	Ulysses Gomez	UFC Flyweight	LOSS