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By Brad 10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: Nog has made a living in brutal wars and would feel right at home in a situation like this. 12. Randy Couture: He maybe 46, but you can never rule him out of a fight. 14. Dan Henderson*:A very good wrestler and an excellent striker.

By Sterling Spiars Anthony Johnson is undoubtedly the largest fighter competing in the 170 pound weight class, clearly evident by his failed weight cut at UFC 104. Nogueira, like his twin brother Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, is a black-belt practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

By Tim Ngo Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was originally scheduled to take on Cain Velasquez in the main event, but after getting another staph infection, Big Nog was forced to pull out of the bout. Couture instead took on Brandon Vera this past weekend at UFC 105 where he successfully returned to the UFC’...

By Jung Soo Kim Perhaps I was expecting too much from Randy "The Natural" Couture (17-10); I vividly remember the awesome fight he had against another heavyweight legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5), and eagerly anticipated a repeat of that bout in UFC 105, held on Nov. 14 held in Manchester, Englan...

By Kid Nate In November, Fedor fought spectacularly, TKO'ing #8 Brett Rogers on the fan pleasing Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers card. Piling on more bad news, #3 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had to cancel his UFC 108 fight with #7 Cain Velasquez due to a nasty staph infection.

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By Mike Responts RANDY COUTURE At age 46, Couture is dropping down to light heavyweight. He will fight Saturday at 205 pounds. Couture is coming off back-to-back UFC losses against Brock Lesnar and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira following his winning the heavyweight championship in 2007. Couture reigned as UF...

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a heavyweight legend looking to climb to the top of the mountain one more time following his win over Hall of Famer Randy Couture in August. Unbeaten rising star Cain Velasquez has moved rapidly up the ranks, but he needs one more win to get a sh...

Randy Couture had a 15-minute war with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 on August 29. But he didn't take any time off to recover. Instead, he agreed shortly after the Nogueira fight to take on Brandon Vera at UFC 105, which takes place Saturday in Manchester, England on Spike TV. read more

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By Erik Fontanez After hitting a minor snag in the negotiation process, the UFC has officially confirmed the heavyweight bout between former UFC champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez is a-go for UFC 108 on January 2nd.  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez

By 5thRound.com Staff UFC 102 – Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC 101 – BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian (UFC lightweight title bout) UFC 101 – Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin (Silva stepped up to light heavyweight for bout) UFC 103 – Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort

By Erik Fontanez Word on the street is that former UFC interim heavyweight champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will face undefeated Cain Velasquez at UFC 108 on January 2nd. Happy New Year! Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez Shane Carwin vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight Champion)

By Kris Karkoski Heavyweight contenders Cain Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will likely meet in a featured matchup at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas, according to Tatame, which cites a report from Nogueira’s manager Ed Soares. Velasquez (7-0) improved his UFC record to 5-0 with a second-round...

By Erik Fontanez Couture will be making his return to light heavyweight following back-to-back losses in the heavyweight division to current champion Brock Lesnar and former interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Dropping down a division could lead to a steady stream of victories for the five-time...

By E. Spencer Kyte January - UFC 93 / UFC 94 May - UFC 97 / UFC 98 July - UFC 99 / UFC 100 BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian for the UFC Lightweight Title Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia November - UFC 103 / 104

By Kid Nate 3 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira staked his claim on yet another career revival by thoroughly dominating #9 Randy Couture at UFC 102. It's unclear what will be next for Big Nog. He wants a title shot, but it seems clear that he'll have to win at least one if not two more fights to earn his chance at gold.

By Flyin' Hawaiian Stevenson def. Fisher via TKO Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (0) Randy Couture (0) Dan Henderson (0) BJ Penn (0) Jon Fitch (0) Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (17) Sam Stout (0) John Howard (0) Tito Ortiz (0) Tim Hague (0) Matt Hughes (0) Spencer Fisher (-15) Vitor Belfort (17) B C E I J K L M

The best heavyweight in the history of mixed martial arts, Fedor Emelianenko, will fight live on CBS on November 7, and on Wednesday the UFC announced that it will counter-program Fedor with the second- and third-best heavyweights in MMA history, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Cou...

By Kelsey Philpott RANDY COUTURE vs. ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA This highly-anticipated battle featured UFC legend and former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, against former PRIDE heavyweight and then UFC interim heavyweight king, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. UFC 101 UFC 101

By Jeremy Botter has confirmed a Wrestling Observer Newsletter report that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will face the winner of the Nov. 21 Brock Lesnar/Shane Carwin fight. Nogueira’s spirited victory over Randy Couture placed him near the top of the challenger’s heap in the UFC’s heavyweight division. He r...

By Kid Nate Making a less dramatic jump is #3 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira who rises one spot after his convincing UFC 102 win over #8 Randy Couture (who drops from #5). It's likely that Couture has fought his last bout as a heavyweight. He'll be moving down to 205lbs at UUFC 105. No word on what's next for Big N...

By Justin All six fighters that were drug tested for UFC 102 tested clean. The fighters tested included headliners Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and previously suspended Chris Leben, as well as Todd Duffee, Evan Dunham, and Aaron Simpson. [MMAWeekly]Former WEC featherweight cham...

By Kris Karkoski A hall of famer and five-time champion, Couture (16-10) returned to the Octagon in 2007, winning back-to-back bouts over Tim Sylvia and Gabrial Gonzaga, but has since suffered two-straight losses to Brock Lesnar and most-recently in August Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

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By Jeremy Botter Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture, Chris Leben, Aaron Simpson, Todd Duffee and Evan Dunham were all chosen for testing. Because Leben was fighting for the first time since a failed drug test at UFC 89, he was required to undergo drug testing before and after the UFC 102 event.

By Mike Fagan The last point I would make is that we learn along with everyone else. We will never compromise our methodology, fudge the numbers, or hide from our findings just because the output seems strange or is unpopular. If these numbers indicate anything, it’s a proof for just how incredible Anton...

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) In a classic battle at UFC 102, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira bounced back from the worst performance of his career with a commanding outing against Randy Couture In a classic battle at UFC 102, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira bounced back from the worst performance of his career with a commanding o...

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) In the main event of UFC 102, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira turned in a vintage performance to take a well-appointed unanimous decision over Randy Couture. The heavyweight bout far exceeded expectations, but it was two other winners on the evening who are the real movers and shakers

By Jeremy Botter This is a no-brainer. Couture is at least two or three big wins away from getting a shot at the heavyweight championship again, and he would almost assuredly have to face Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at some point before earning another chance at Brock Lesnar. More importantly, there are far mo...

By CagE Fighter payout numbers have been released by the Oregon State Athletic Commission. Leading the pack with close to half a million dollar payout is “Big Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nog cashed in with 400k plus a 60k bonus for Fight of the Night. UFC 102 Disclosed Payouts Antonio Rodrigo Nog...

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was rewarded with $460,000 for his versatile three-round victory over perennial Randy Couture at UFC 102 in Portland, Ore., Saturday.

By Jeremy Botter ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA IS BACK When Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira stepped into the cage with Frank Mir last December for his first interim heavyweight title defense, few gave his opponent any chance of winning the fight. What Mir’s critics didn’t know, however, was that the Nogueria he’d f...

By Nate Lawson Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: Randy Couture: In the post fight press conference, Couture stated that he had signed a six fight deal for 28 months, and Dana White seemed very certain that the contract was well-deserved and a great deal for both Couture and the organization.

By Jeremy Botter Randy Couture, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Nate Marquardt and Jake Rosholt all earned a $60,000 bonus for their performances tonight at UFC 102. Nogueira and Couture earned Fight of the Night honors for one of the best heavyweight fights in history. Rosholt scored Submission of the Night f...

By BigpoppaThaShowstoppa The Ultimate Fighting Championship will present UFC 102 this Saturday night with a clash of MMA icons headlining the big event. Former Pride FC champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira takes on former UFC champion Randy Couture in what many fans consider a UFC Dream Match. The early betting line...

By Jeremy Botter But you could basically take everything I wrote about Randy Couture in the above paragraphs and apply it to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. He’s an absolute legend in the sport and perhaps the second greatest heavyweight in history. He has the ability to endure horrific beatings and pull off the...

By Mike Responts Former UFC champion Randy Couture has always been popular with the fans. What’s amazing is he is still a competitive fighter at 46-years-old. Couture takes on heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Saturday night in Portland, Oregon at UFC 102. Couture is a former Oregon resident.

By Jeremy Botter We asked our readers to pick the winner of the upcoming Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fight in our latest Inside Fights Poll. Not surprisingly, the majority of our readers picked Randy Couture to win the fight. The UFC Hall of Famer landed 65% of the votes, making him the odds-on f...

By CagE UFC 102 “Couture vs Nogueira”, August 29th from the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR. MAIN CARD Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Result: Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva Result: Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt Result: Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brandon Vera

By John Shubert Randy Couture v. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Gabriel Gonzaga v. Chris Tuchscherer Gonzaga is 10-4, 6-3 in the UFC, with all 10 wins by stoppage. He is a jiu jitsu fighter with solid muay thai. Tuchscherer is 17-1, making his UFC debut, with 13 wins by stoppage. He is boxer and wrestler.

By Jonathan Snowden While many people in the media were overlooking Couture’s upcoming fight with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, preferring to focus on a potential rematch with UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, Couture realizes his opponent is one of the best heavyweights of all time. In the past, Coutur...

By CagE Randy Couture getting ready to take on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event at UFC 102. Couture has not fought since his loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 91. Randy Couture getting ready to take on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event at UFC 102. Couture has not fought since his loss to Broc...

By Jeremy Botter Dana also definitively says that the winner of Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez will fight Brock. He doesn’t say that’ll be the next challenger for Brock, because I’m almost certain that if Randy Couture is able to beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira convincingly in August, that will be the next...

By Jessy Morris February 2, 2008 – Brock Lesnar makes his official UFC debut at UFC 81 only to get submitted by Frank Mir in the first round. Tim Sylvia fights for the last time in the UFC losing to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira after Randy Couture refused to defend the title against Nogueira.

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By Jeremy Botter Barring any freak injuries, the winner of the August Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fight will face the winner of the UFC 100 Frank Mir/Brock Lesnar fight at The Ultimate 2009 in December. Internally, the company believes that any possible match coming out of the two fights wou...

By weoweoweo For sure. Facing a top guy like Randy is just like facing Fedor, Cro Cop. Definitely he is a legend of our sport, and we will make a great fight. I will fight in the same weight that I fought in Pride. I will lose about 10 pounds. Lighter, I can move faster, have more gas and can work my game better, have q...

By John Shubert Speaking of Randy Couture: it was finally confirmed this week that he will take on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 in Portland, Orgeon in August. Both of these men are coming off losses for the heavyweight title. Whoever wins this fight probably gets one more run at a title while the other...

By Jeremy Botter A light heavyweight bout between Keith Jardine and Thiago Silva has been officially announced by the UFC. The fight will take place at UFC 102 on August 29th in Portland. Other featured fights on the UFC 102 card include Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Demian Maia taking on Nat...

UFC 102 will likely take place Aug. 29 in Portland, Ore., with a main event between former UFC heavyweight champions Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Gonzaga returns to the cage for the first time since his first-round TKO loss to ...

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By Kris Karkoski UFC 102 is rumored to be headlined by Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and is also expected to include Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully, Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Chael Sonnen vs. Wilson Gouveia, and Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera.

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By Kris Karkoski However, a bout between top heavyweights Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will not headline the event as rumored. Instead, a lightweight championship bout between title-holder BJ Penn and top contender Kenny Florian is in the works to fill the main event slot.

By MMAmania Heavyweights: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Brandon Vera (LH), Gabriel Gonzaga, Cain Velasquez, Cheick Kongo, Eddie Sanchez, Heath Herring, Andrei Arlovski, Mirko Crocop Fabricio Werdum, Tim Sylvia, Mark Coleman, Antoni Hardonk and Justin McCully

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By Kris Karkoski UFC 101 is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight battle between former champions Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and will also feature Forrest Griffin against Thiago Silva. For the latest UFC 101 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com UFC rumors section.

By Jesse Holland Former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion and ex-PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has agreed to face five-time UFC Champion and Hall of Famer Randy Couture in an epic match-up at UFC 101 in August, according to MMAWeekly.com.

By ben Leading up to UFC 92, you may have heard some rumors that Frank Mir was battling injuries while preparing for his fight against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. We didn't put any effort into discussing it because hey, the dude was going to lose anyway, right? Turns out that's exactly what Mir want...

He beat one of the all-time greats of the game [Randy Couture] to win the title. Let's go out and settle this." During his postfight interview, ... UFC 92: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir Go to War Tonight ringsidereport.com UFC 92 ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS: Hyden, Ennis, Penick rate and review ......

By Zach Arnold The golden era of American MMA is upon us. The UFC boom has just started. Enjoy the ride. Brock Lesnar sat at cage side and watched Frank Mir take apart Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. He looked as happy as a clam. He had good reason to be happy -- Lesnar saw millions of

By Mike Fagan I've had to train for five rounds for no reason." - Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, sounding thrilled to get in the cage with UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. (Cagewriter) Dana, put my name on the check for knockout of the night." - Former Pride Middlewe...

By invizweb Champ Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans (for UFC light heavyweight title) Champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir (for interim UFC heavyweight title) Nog by whatever. Kongo by KO. Barry by KO. Hardonk by KO. Reese Andy vs. Matt Hamill Chonan by KO.

By bfowlkes BG: Let’s start with the easy one. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira subs Frank Mir via armbar at 2:52 of round 3. And it’s not just because he has better jiu-jitsu and can absorb more damage. He will win because that’s how the TUF 8 story ends. It is written: Big Nog represents everything that is good and p...

By Steve Cofield Couture, likes Forrest Griffin from his gym Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, over Rashad Evans. "The Natural" thinks Griffin's size will be tough to overcome once he tracks down the elusive Evans. Couture closes by giving Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira the advantage over Frank Mir but thinks it...

By someonespecial4 Weight Class Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 1 3 Heavyweight Weight Class 4 2 Weight Class Weight Class 5 Heavyweight Weight Class Heavyweight 6-3 (0-0 UFC) I pick Kongo by unanimous decision. Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy - Hamill by Unanimous Decision

By Jaime Moreno Matt Hamill vs. Andy Reese Champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir The TUF coaches will get their chance to show their real ability and not just yell out instructions.  The winner will face the now UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar to find out who the real UFC heavyweight champ. 

By MMA Junkie Despite a battle in the courts and a less-than-amicable split in October, Dana White isn’t giving up on Randy Couture and said he recently offered the estranged UFC heavyweight champion a fight with interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

By Kris Karkoski Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout Joe’s Prediction: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via submission, Round 3 John’s Prediction: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via unanimous decision Jeremy Horn vs. Nate Marquardt

By nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia Jeremy Horn vs. Nate Marquardt I'm a fan of Jeremy Horn, but this is the "what have you shown me lately" world if MMA. I have to take Nate Marquardt in this matchup. Other fights on the card are: Tim Boetsch VS. David Heath

By John Chandler The Fight Network is reporting two things of interest in the UFC’s heavyweight division. It seems that the UFC was originally leaning on having Kongo take on fellow contender Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira but that all fell apart once Randy Couture resigned from the company.