UFC 161 Mauricio Shogun Rua Pre Fight Interview
At UFC 161 we are going to see a rematch of a Pride FC classic, Shogun Rua will square off against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The first fight, which took…
At UFC 161 we are going to see a rematch of a Pride FC classic, Shogun Rua will square off against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The first fight, which took…
Last night, as we all know by now, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans lost his fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. A bout he was heavily…
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira says he’s healthy and ready to step in and face Forrest Griffin at UFC 155.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson first met in the opening round of the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix. The fight was dominated by Rua’s outstanding striking, with Rua earning the TKO at the 4:47 mark of the first round.
Rua would go on to with the Grand Prix that year defeating Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Alistair Overeem and Ricardo Arona on his way to that championship.
Following their time with PRIDE, both fighters would move on to the UFC, with both
UFC Fight Night 24 last Saturday in Seattle, Washington provided us with a solid free card of MMA action and memorable finishes. Thanks to our friends at Compustrike, we were able to follow every strike, every takedown, and every submission attempt. Let’s take a closer at the numbers at UFC Fight Night 24.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis (Unanimous Decision):
-Phil Davis outstruck the PRIDE veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira the whole fight. Davis landed 42/102 (41%) strikes compared to
Phil Davis entered the Octagon focused and determined in his bout with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. This was Davis’ biggest fight to date, this was Lil’ Nog’s opportunity to derail the hype train. Prior to setting foot in Seattle’s Key Arena, Phil Davis has made easy work of everybody he has fought. But he has yet to test himself against a true game opponent. Nogueira was the perfect man to push Phil Davis to the limit. Lil’ Nog is trying to stay relevant in world of Mixed Martial Arts and Davis is trying to
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is a true veteran in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and one of the few guys in that has come from the “old school” still competing at the highest level. Many of us are already familiar with his famous twin brother “Big Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, but there are many casual fans out there that are not familiar with “Lil Nog”.
In a career that spans 10+ years he has beaten the likes of Guy Mezger, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Alistair Overeem (twice).
News has emerged that former UFC light heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz is set to take on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (lil’ Nog) and is targeted for UFC 128, the event will take place around March time in 2011, and earlier this week it was rumoured that UFC 128 is likely to take place in Abu Dhabi.
Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion has received his second induction into the Hall of Fame of the…
Brazil’s Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua will have his final fight at UFC 283 this weekend in Rio de Janeiro….