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The UFC’s first event in Sweden will feature a local in the night’s headliner.
UFC officials today announced that fast-rising light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson will meet veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in April’s UFC on FUEL TV 2 headliner.
Additionally, Brad Pickett will meet fellow bantamweight Damacio Page on the card.
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Rising Swedish light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson will have the chance to propel his career into the next strata before a partisan crowd this spring, but he’ll have to do it against one of the division’s toughest veterans.
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Referee Herb Dean knew Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was in serious trouble.
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The field is taking shape for Bellator’s newly organized season-six bantamweight tournament.
Although the 135-pound tournament is the fifth and final addition to the early-2012 calendar, some notable names have been booked for it.
Officials told MMAjunkie.com that Marcos Galvao, Luis Nogueira, Rodrigo Lima and Ed West are all slotted for the eight-man field.
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Seven fighters – including main-card competitors Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Tito Ortiz and Mark Hominick – received 60-day medical suspensions following Saturday’s UFC 140 event.
MMAjunkie.com today obtained the list of suspensions from the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services.
All fighters from the Dec. 10 card received suspensions of at least 14 days.
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Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira will not undergo surgery on his right arm, which was broken by a Frank Mir kimura last Saturday at UFC 140 in Toronto.
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Frank Mir reflected on his submission of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140 with Sherdog.com’s Jordan Breen.
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TORONTO – Former UFC champions and MMA legends Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
and Tito Ortiz may have reached the end of
the line.
Nogueira and Ortiz were each transferred to a Toronto-area hospital
following losses to Frank Mir and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira,
respectively, on the main card of Saturday night’s UFC 140 event, and
UFC president Dana White admitted each of them may have fought for the
final time in the octagon.
Following the evening’s post-event press conference, White said he would have to talk with each fighter
individually, but he wasn’t willing to guarantee a UFC return for either
athlete.
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Frank Mir sees himself as one of the big fish in a small pond
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A stint as UFC color commentator has helped former champ Frank Mir prepare for his rematch with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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