UFC 139: Tickets for Henderson vs Rua go on sale on Friday

UFC 139 will take place on November 19th from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.  The card will feature a main event between two former champions as Dan Henderson meets Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. 

Henderson will be returning to the UFC after a four-fight stint with Strikeforce. Henderson, a former PRIDE champion, left the UFC after defeating Michael Bisping at UFC 100. Henderson compiled a record of 3-1 with Strikeforce, capturing the promotion’s Light Heavyweight crown. In his final bout with the promotion he defeated Fedor Emelianenko via first round knockout.

Rua, a former UFC Light Heavyweight champion will return to the Octagon for the first time since knocking out Forrest Griffin at UFC 134. Rua, coming off a devastating loss to Jon Jones at UFC 128, dispatched Griffin at 1:53 of the first round.

Another former Strikeforce champion will fight at UFC 139, as Cung Le makes his UFC debut, facing off against former PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva. 

The champion versus champion fight card will also see two former WEC champions meet as Urijah Faber meets Brian Bowles.

Tickets for the fight card will go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

Further Reading: Dan Henderson talks return to the UFC