'UFC on FOX 19: Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson' lineup set with 8 bouts on FOX

The lineup for next month’s UFC on FOX 19 event is now official, and eight bouts will be part of the night’s network broadcast.

The event takes place April 16 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The event airs on FOX following five early prelims on MMAjunkie.

A new lightweight title challenger will likely be determined in the headliner when Tony Ferguson (20-3 MMA, 10-1 UFC), who’s won seven straight fights, takes on undefeated fellow contender Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who hasn’t fought since his April 2014 victory over now-champ Rafael dos Anjos in due to injuries.

Nurmagomedov is No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA lightweight rankings, and Ferguson is No. 3.

In the co-headliner, former light-heavyweight champion and No. 9-ranked Rashad Evans (19-4-1 MMA, 14-4-1 UFC) takes on former title challenger and No. 5-ranked Glover Teixeira (24-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC).

Rounding out the main card is a middleweight bout between ex-light-heavyweight champ and No. 7-ranked 185-pounder Lyoto Machida (22-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) and vet Dan Henderson (31-14 MMA, 8-8 UFC), as well as a strawweight bout between No. 6-ranked Tecia Torres (7-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and former title challenger and No. 10-ranked Rose Namajunas (4-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC).

The final FOX Sports 1-televised prelim features No. 9 lightweight Beneil Dariush (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) vs. No. 13 Michael Chiesa (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), and closing out the UFC Fight Pass prelims is a welterweight bout between Court McGee (17-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (21-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC).

The latest UFC on FOX 19 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
• Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira
• Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida
• Rose Namajunas vs. Tecia Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX, 6 p.m. ET)

• Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush
• Hacran Dias vs. Cub Swanson
• John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan
• Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)

• Court McGee vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
• Randy Brown vs. Michael Graves
• Cezar Ferreira vs. Caio Magalhaes
• Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev
• Omari Akhmedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

For more on UFC on FOX 19, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.