Spaten Fight Night 3 is headlined by a boxing match between former UFC light heavyweight champions Glover Teixeira and Mauricio Rua on Aug. 29. The bout is contested under boxing rules with eight rounds of two minutes. The event also adds super fights in jiu-jitsu and judo, two highly popular Brazilian combat sports. Jiu-jitsu features a matchup between Felipe Preguiça and Nicholas Meregali, both rivals and multi-time world champions. Judo includes duels between Olympic champions Bia Sousa and Rafaela Silva against Prisca Awiti and Raz Hershko, respectively. Rede Globo will broadcast the event live throughout Brazil.
"Spaten Fight Night 3 will be headlined by a boxing match between former UFC light heavyweight champions Glover Teixeira and Mauricio Rua. The confrontation will be under boxing rules with eight rounds of two minutes. The promoters took care to invite two champions who, while being extremely competitive, have a deep respect for each other's careers."
"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."
"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."
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