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Fight Card for UFC 102 Finalized With 11 Bouts
Jul 1, 2009 - 11:19 am ET | 26 Comments
Fight Card for UFC 102 Finalized With 11 Bouts

The fight card for UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, which is set to take place on August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, has been finalized.

Joining a heavyweight headliner between Randy Coture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on the pay-per-view main card are Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt, and Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera.

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UFC 102 Officially Announced for August 29 in Portland; Couture vs. Nogueira to Headline
Jun 16, 2009 - 8:58 am ET | 42 Comments
UFC 102 Officially Announced for August 29 in Portland; Couture vs. Nogueira to Headline

On Monday, the UFC officially announced its long-rumored UFC 102 event, which will take place on August 29 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon and will be headlined a matchup between former heavyweight champions Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

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Penn-Florian at UFC 101 in Philadelphia; Couture-Nogueira at UFC 102 in Portland
Mar 23, 2009 - 6:00 am ET | 53 Comments
Penn-Florian at UFC 101 in Philadelphia; Couture-Nogueira at UFC 102 in Portland

UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta has confirmed that BJ Penn will likely meet Kenny Florian in the main event of UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Fertitta also announced that Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will headline UFC 102 on August 29th in Portland.

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Couture vs. Nogueira Likely To Headline UFC 101 in Portland
Feb 26, 2009 - 3:14 pm ET | 25 Comments
Couture vs. Nogueira Likely To Headline UFC 101 in Portland

Five-time UFC champion and hall of famer Randy Couture has agreed to fight former UFC interim heavyweight title-holder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of UFC 101 in August, possibly in Portland, Oregon.
MMA Weekly first reported the news on Thursday, adding that the UFC is awaiting response from Nogueira on the matchup.
Couture, who last [...]

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Couture Declines Nogueira Fight Due To Elbow Surgey
Jan 10, 2009 - 8:10 pm ET | 22 Comments
Couture Declines Nogueira Fight Due To Elbow Surgey

Randy Couture on Thursday underwent successful surgery to remove two “abnormally large” bone spurs from his elbow and has been forced to decline a matchup against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the first-half of 2009 to allow the elbow to fully heal, SI.com’s Josh Gross reports.
Couture, who has a starring role in the upcoming Sylvester Stallone [...]

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UFC 92 and UFC 93 Futures Odds Released
Nov 24, 2008 - 4:56 pm ET | 35 Comments
UFC 92 and UFC 93 Futures Odds Released

The UFC betting odds have begun to roll out for UFC 92 on December 27th at UFC 93 in January 17th.
UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the biggest favorite for the four released bouts, currently sitting at -350 to challenger Frank Mir’s +225.
Forrest Griffin, whose odds are currently at -160, is favored to [...]

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Griffin-Evans, Nogueira-Mir, and Silva-Jackson Announced For UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Oct 21, 2008 - 2:27 pm ET | 57 Comments
Griffin-Evans, Nogueira-Mir, and Silva-Jackson Announced For UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008

The UFC today officially announced the headlining bouts for UFC 92 “The Ultimate 2008″.
As previously rumored, UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin will battle top 205-pound contender Rashad Evans for the 205-pound title, UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio “Rodrigo” Nogueira faces fellow-TUF 8 coach Frank Mir for the heavyweight title, and former champions Wanderlei Silva [...]

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Nogueira vs. Mir, Griffin vs. Evans, Jackson vs. Silva Set For UFC 92
Oct 2, 2008 - 11:30 am ET | 49 Comments

Just one day after announcing Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman for UFC 93 in January UFC president Dana White has confirmed three key matches for UFC 92 with Yahoo! Sports.
In the UFC 92 co-main events UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will battle fellow TUF 8 coach [...]

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Heat Between Minotauro And Mir?
Jun 19, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 24 Comments

In a chat with Graciemag.com, UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sounded off on all things TUF 8, most notably an alleged budding “rivalry” between himself and former champion and opposing coach Frank Mir:
“The mood of rivalry between us is getting strong. We see each other here all the time, and I’ve known his game [...]

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“The Ultimate Fighter 8″ Assistant Coaches Revealed
Jun 10, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 36 Comments

The names of several of the assistant coaches for the “Ultimate Fighter 8″ were recently revealed by Tatame.com.
Among coach Frank MIr’s assistants are jiu jitsu champion Robert Drysdale, who won the famed open weight Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championship in 2007, and conditioning coach Rafael Alejarra, who has recently served as Wanderlei Silva’s conditioning [...]

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Mir and Nogueira Announced As “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ Coaches
May 12, 2008 - 6:58 pm ET | 23 Comments

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will be the coaches for the eighth installment of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, Spike TV has announced.
The Ultimate Fighter 8 debuts on September 17th at 10pm ET on Spike TV and will feature lightweight (155-pound) and light heavyweight (205-pound) [...]

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UFC Champions Silva, Nogueira To Open MMA Academy In Miami
May 5, 2008 - 12:44 pm ET | 2 Comments

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira have both relocated from Brazil to Miami to open an MMA academy in the city, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
Nogueira and Silva will train together at the new facility, dubbed the “Nogueira and Silva Mixed Martial Arts Academy”, while also offering seminars and [...]

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