MMA Mania says that this heavyweight showdown has been moved to UFC 109 : Former UFC interim heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts legend, AntonioRodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, is expected take on undefeated rising star Cain Velasquez at UFC 109, which is slated for Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 6, 2010. Nogueira and and Velasquez were supposed...
Photo via MMA Junkie View full size photo » UFC new comer Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, the twin brother of former UFC heavyweight champ AntonioRodrigo Nogueira, came out quick and knocked out tough UFC veteran Luis Arthur Cane quickly. In a fight with serious title picture implications, two left-handed Brazilians met in the Octagon. Luis Cane immediately took the center of...
... up finding out something else was wrong with him." As if that wasn't bad enough, MMA legend AntonioRodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira has been forced to pull out of his UFC 108 bout with Cain Velasquez following another case of staph infection. Again, from MMA Junkie : "[Nogueira] got staph infection, bad, to the point now it's in his bloodstream, and he's probably...
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The names are almost identical, as are the faces - like you would expect from identical twins - but when it comes to their fighting careers, AntonioRodrigo Nogueira is, as his brother Antonio Rogerio Nogueira states, "a master", winner of heavyweight titles in PRIDE and the UFC and certainly on his way to the history books as one of the greatest...
According to Sensei Sportv’s blog, Nogueira’s manager confirmed that the Brazilian, AntonioRodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) set for UFC 108 will face the undefeated heavyweight Cain Velasquez (7-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC 108, which takes place at January 2. Rumored card so far : - Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin - Cain Velasquez vs. AntonioRodrigo Nogueira...
... Henderson is ready to fight as his last bout was in July.*****Heavyweights Cain Velasquez vs. AntonioRodrigo Nogueira is being planned for either UFC February's 2/6 Las Vegas show or the Australia show mentioned above. The winner will likely be the next in line for a heavyweight title shot, which could end up being an interim title match against Shane Carwin as there's no update...
Just as quickly as it was announced that heavyweights AntonioRodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez would be the main event for UFC 108, it looks like that fight is off. Nope, no police were involved in this one; according to UFC president Dana White: “[Nogueira] got staph infection, bad, to the point now it’s in his [...]
T he UFC rankings for November 2009 is released recently by USATODAY and BloodyElbow official website. This list is taken from the official website of mmamania. Here is the UFC Ranking for November 2009: Heavyweight: 1. Fedor Emelianenko 2. Brock Lesnar 3. AntonioRodrigo Nogueira 4. Frank Mir 5. Junior Dos Santos 6. Josh Barnett 7. Cain Velasquez 8. Brett Rogers 9. Shane Carwin 10. Fabricio...
... fights: UFC 106 Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin UFC 107 Rampage Jackson vs Rashad Evans UFC 108 AntonioRodrigo Nogueira vs Cain Velasquez Alas, fate and The A-Team movie have intervened. Hopefully, Carwin and Velasquez will get to have the fight that was originally scheduled for UFC 104. It may very well be for the interim heavyweight title if the reports about Brock Lesnar are true....
With AntonioRodrigo Nogueira out of UFC 108, the Ultimate Fighting Championship today announced the event's scheduled co-headliner, Rashad Evans (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) vs. Thiago Silva (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), has been moved into the night's main-event slot. The light heavyweight contest headlines the Jan. 2 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Although today's announcement...
Las Vegas, NV (USA) - The Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) announced today that the bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Silva will headline UFC 108 as AntonioRodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira today was forced to pull out of his fight with Cain Velasquez due to a severe injury to his left elbow. UFC 108,...
... UFC : Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy Under Consideration for TUF Coaching Gig -- Michael RomeAntonioRodrigo Nogueira Out of UFC 108 With Staph Infection; Brock Lesnar in "Bad Shape", Out Indefinitely -- Michael Fagan 'The Outlaw' gets next crack at St. Pierre dynasty - by default -- Jesse Holland Rested St. Pierre well on way back -- Dave Meltzer Pacquiao vs Cotto :...