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UFC Hamburg weigh-in live stream: Watch Shogun vs. Smith online

By Ty O'Keefe

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - MARCH 11: Mauricio Rua of Brazil celebrates his TKO victory over Gian Villante in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at CFO - Centro de Forma?co Olimpica on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - MARCH 11: Mauricio Rua of Brazil celebrates his TKO victory over Gian Villante in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at CFO - Centro de Forma?co Olimpica on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) /
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The spotlight will be on the UFC’s light heavyweight division as Mauricio “Shogun” Rua meets Anthony Smith, and Corey Anderson squares-off with Glover Teixeira on the main card of UFC Hamburg

If Daniel Cormier hadn’t knocked-out Stipe Miocic to become the UFC’s latest, two-division champion earlier this month at UFC 226, Sunday’s light heavyweight headliner between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Anthony Smith at UFC Hamburg would be your average 205-pound contest. But Cormier’s comments regarding Rua as a potential opponent have turned Sunday’s main event into a very intriguing light heavyweight bout.

Rua carries a three-fight winning streak into UFC Hamburg, but the former champion hasn’t fought since defeating Gian Villante in March 2017. An experienced pro fighter, Smith earned the biggest win of his career when he knocked-out former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans at June’s UFC 225, and adding a victory over an established contender like Rua to his resume would undoubtedly give Smith a spot in the division’s top-10.

Currently ranked third in the world’s premier light heavyweight division, Glover Teixeira recovered from his 2017, knockout-loss to Alexander Gustafsson with last December’s opening-round win over Misha Cirkunov. But Teixeira has losses in three of his last five fights, and Corey Anderson will be hoping to earn his second straight victory after defeating Patrick Cummins in April.

The weigh-ins have become a central part of every UFC event, and we’ve seen how results at the scales can impact a fighter’s present and future. Just last week, Cormier responded to Yoel Romero’s call-out with a reminder of the Brazilian’s recent struggles at the scale, and 2018 has already seen many fighters miss weight.

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Here’s everything you need to know about how to stream the UFC Hamburg weigh-ins online

Location: Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Live Stream: FoxSportsGo.com

Main Card

  • Light Heavyweight: Maurício ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Anthony Smith
  • Light Heavyweight: Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson
  • Middleweight: Vitor Miranda vs. Abu Azaitar
  • Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura vs. Stefan Struve
  • Welterweight: Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada
  • Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Marc Diakiese

Preliminary Card 

  • Lightweight: Nick Hein vs. Damir Hadžović
  • Welterweight: Emil Weber Meek vs. Bartosz Fabiński
  • Featherweight: Khalid Taha vs. Nad Narimani
  • Light Heavyweight: Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakić
  • Light Heavyweight: Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakić

Early Preliminary Card 10:30 a.m. EST/7:30 a.m. PST

  • Bantamweight: Davey Grant vs. Manny Bermudez
  • Light Heavyweight: Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stošić
  • Bantamweight: Damian Stasiak vs. Liu Pingyuan