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UFC Fight Night 50: Souza vs. Mousasi is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on September 5, 2014 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.
Official fight card
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)Middleweight bout: Ronaldo Souza vs. Gegard Mousasi
Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Rothwell
Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs. Derrick Lewis
Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Michael ChiesaPreliminary card (Fox Sports 1)Featherweight bout: Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
Flyweight bout: John Moraga vs. Justin Scoggins
Lightweight bout: Al Iaquinta vs. Rodrigo Damm
Middleweight bout: Rafael Natal vs. Chris Camozzi
Bantamweight bout: Chris Beal vs. Tateki Matsuda
Featherweight bout: Sean Soriano vs. Chas SkellyBackgroundThe event will be the fifth the UFC has hosted in Connecticut, but the first since UFC 55 in 2005.
As a result of the cancellation of UFC 176, a rematch between Gegard Mousasi vs. Ronaldo Souza was rescheduled for this event and is expected to serve as the event headliner.
Their first fight at Dream 6 ended in a KO victory for Mousasi.
This event marks the first time the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA have had live shows (UFC Fight Night 50 vs. Bellator 123) go against each other. Additionally, both are being held in the same state in venues located within miles of each other.sep 5 - updated fight card
