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5 min - 2008-10-30 This video is a highlight of some of Pride FC's greatest KO's. It features such stars as Current UFC Heavyweight Champ and former Pride Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Current UFC Middleweight Champ Anderson "The Spider" Silva, Current WAMMA Heavywei...

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By Kris Karkoski Light heavyweights Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Brandon Vera have been booked to square off at UFC 109 on February 6 in Las Vegas, the UFC today announced. UFC 109: Relentless is headlined by Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman and also features Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago, Nate Marquardt vs. C...

By Kris Karkoski UFC light heavyweight contender Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who made his Octagon debut at UFC 106 earlier this month with a first-round KO of Luis Cane, talks to Fighters Only about his hopes to rematch Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Nogueira and Rua first squared off at PRIDE Critical Countdown 2...

UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (groin injury), plus ex-interim heavyweight champ and PRIDE legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (staph ... and more »

Nogueira's lone loss in the UFC came in his next bout, a TKO defeat to Frank Mir in December 2008. The former PRIDE champion bounced back with a win over ... and more »

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, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is, as his brother Antonio Rogerio Nogueira states, "a master", winner of heavyweight titles in PRID...

ESPN Enter the only fighter to hold both a PRIDE and UFC Heavyweight (though it was the interim strap) belts, alongside the newest legitimized beast in the ... Official MMA Partner ofMMAjunkie.com UFC Officially Announce UFC 108 BoutsMMA Unlimited all 73 news articles »

By Mitch Ciccarelli 8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (PRIDE Final Conflict 2003) Honorable Mentions: Quinton Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, Bob Sapp vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt vs. Yosuke Nish...

By Eduardo Cruz For PRIDE heavyweight and UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira anticipates a return to action following his thrilling three round victory over Randy Couture at UFC 102 on August 29 in Portland. That victory helped erase the memories of a “half-dead” N...

By Kris Karkoski Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, back on track after his August victory over Randy Couture, will challenge the winner of the November 21 Brock Lesnar-Shane Carwin fight for the heavyweight title, according to Inside Fights, which confirmed a Wrestling Observer report.

By Jeremy Botter By and large, they are normal, everyday people who just happen to be world-famous fighters.  Maybe I should have quit after the [PRIDE] Open Weight Grand Prix." 9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is just about the nicest person you'll ever meet.

By Mitch Ciccarelli 9. UFC 93: Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson (1/17/2009) 5. UFC 88: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans (9/6/2008) 4.  UFC 99: Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva (6/13/2009) 3.  UFC 47: Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz I (4/2/2004) 1. UFC 102: Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (8/29/2009)

By MMAmania And he earned it — “Lil” Nog went on an absolute tear after dropping a close unanimous decision to Vladimir Matyushenko way back in 2002, rattling off eight straight victories. In fact, two of those wins include a technical knockout over current Strikeforce heavyweight champ, Alistair O...

By Jesse Holland Former PRIDE light heavyweight sensation Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is getting closer to joining his twin brother Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the ranks of the UFC as Fighter’s Only reports that “Minotoro” is being considered for a UFC 105 debut on November 14 in Manchester, England.

By Jesse Holland –Former PRIDE Heavyweight and UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira talks about his thrilling victory over former champ Randy “The Natural” Couture at the post-fight press conference for UFC 102 on August 29 in Portland. “Minotauro” came under heavy criticism fo...

By Jesse Holland Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira talks about the changes he’s made after losing his title to Frank Mir at UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008” back in December. The Brazilian was finished for the first time ever in his illustrious career via technical...

 NV Nogueira, the only man to hold the PRIDE and UFC heavyweight belts, is also on the rebound as suffering his first career knock out via the hands of Las Vegas native Frank Mir at UFC 92 in December. “I'm honored to face such a great fighter as Randy ...

as the most successful fighter in the history of the sport, against Josh Barnett. Emelianenko has been considered the top heavyweight since he beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on March 16, 2003, in Yokohama, Japan to capture the PRIDE championship. ...

 FL Former PRIDE and UFC interim heavyweight champion of Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera, who works and trains part-time at the Nogueira and Silva MMA Academy in Miami, has been added to the Round 5 figurines Series 3 lineup. The popular mixed martial arts ...

 OH Series 3 features former UFC champion Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski, referee "Big" John McCarthy, UFC heavyweight title-holder Frank Mir and former PRIDE and UFC champ Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. The company also announced that a planned ...

by mmajunkie.com Staff on May 04, 2009 at 12:03 pm ET Former PRIDE fighter Antonio Rogiero Nogueira (16-3), returning to action for the first time since his January TKO victory over Vladimir Matyushenko at "Affliction: Day of Reckoning," will make his ...

Lesnar has since beat UFC legend Randy Couture to capture the title at UFC 91 last November. Mir dominated former PRIDE Fighting Championships mainstay Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira en route to a second-round TKO upset at UFC 92 last December to win the ...

By Dave Sholler Quinton Jackson (28-7) vs. Wanderlei Silva (32-8-1) Frank Mir (11-3) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-4-1) Interim heavyweight title Forrest Griffin (16-4) vs. Rashad Evans (17-0-1) Light Heavyweight title Other quick UFC 92 predictions:

By Danny Burnham With an overall MMA record of 22-7, Hollywood has racked up wins over some of the best in the business: the aforementioned Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, current UFC Heavyweight Champ Antonio Nogueira, Murilio Rua, Renato Sobral, and Renzo Gracie, whose familiy pioneered the sport...

By ben Werdum and Andrei Arlovski throw down at UFC 70.) Assuming he wins his next match, Werdum will then face either Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira or Frank Mir, who are expected to fight in late December. Werdum hopes Big Nog comes out victorious, telling Tatame:

In the undercard, the first round between middleweights Yosmany Cabezas and Jon Kirk may have been one of the top rounds of 2008. Light heavyweight Rafael Feijao looked impressive in his debut against John Doyle. Feijao was cornered by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Anderson Silva and disp...

By Colonel Balz The 31-year-old Emelianenko is undefeated in 24 fights (including a no contest against former PRIDE champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2004). Couture, 13 years the Russian Sambo champion’s senior, has chiseled his name into the history book’s pages by conquering more than a handful of bouts he was never meant to win. A national representative for Sambo in his homeland, Emelianenko committed to the M-1 Global promotion in October. White retracted statements that Emelianenko was the world’s top fighter shortly afterwards. Couture reiterated Friday that he will not violate his two UFC contracts until their clocks run out; the non-compete clause on his employment agreement ends in October.   [read the full post]

By Colonel Balz Sokoudjou has trained with Team Quest who has brought us the CAN and Matt Lindland. Sokudjou also helped PRIDE Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Dan Henderson prepare for a 2004 title defense against Kazuhiro Nakamura. Sokoudjou has knocked out heavyweights such as Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona. Rameau who is also known as the "The African Assassin" is making his UFC debut at UFC® 79 NEMESIS. The match pits Rameau Sokoudjou 4-1-0 vs. Lyoto Machida who is 11-0-0. Here is the Assassin knocking out NOG. Here is an article from Yahoo Sports on the up and coming star.   [read the full post]

By Jordan Arnold Rua: No one [is] the biggest, but there are some very important [wins] in my career. [My victory] against Minotauro [Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira] was very tough; [my win] against Rampage was very important in that moment; and for sure [my win] against [Ricardo] Arona when I won PRIDE Grand Pr...

Rich Franklin to Retire?  - Nogueira had the benefit of leaving PRIDE for the UFC once Fedor bested him three times, but I think something similar can happen for Franklin should he ...

By UFCmania Stay tuned for more updates … this card is turning out to be solid. FightNetwork.com has confirmed recent rumors that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (30-4-1) and Cheick Kongo (11-3) will clash in a heavyweight bout at UFC 79 on December 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Earlier reports that Noguiera would...