(Where’s your stand-up now, playboy?)
According to Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira’s boxing coach, Luis Carlos Dórea in an interview with TATAME today, his charge will likely be back in action in September against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
“It’s set that he’ll be back in September, and rumors point that his opponent might be Quinton Jackson. It’d be a great fight for Rogério, he’s a former UFC champion and a victory over him will move us pretty close to the title. The UFC only has top athletes and Quinton Jackson is really dangerous. It’d be a great fight, but the UFC didn’t confirmed anything yet”, Dórea said.
Although Dorea didn’t admit that the fight was any more than a rumor at this point, TATAME’s Guilherme Cruz reports that sources close to Nogueira’s camp have confirmed that the fight has indeed been verbally agreed to.
Dorea would say that, if it happens, it will be a tough fight, but he feels Minotoro’s stand-up will win Nogueira the fight.
“He’s a complete athlete, hard to be taken down… Who puts its own strategy on the fight will win, but we believe a lot on Rogerio’s movement… We’ll work hard to get this victory”, he said.
Both fighters are coming off of lackluster performances in their last fights and will be hungry to win this bout. Nogueira pulled off a hotly contested split decision at UFC 114 last month against a last-minute replacement opponent, Jason Brilz who stepped in with less than two weeks notice for an injured Forrest Griffin.
Rampage dropped a unanimous decision in his heavily anticipated grudge match with Rashad Evans on the same card.
The bout will likely take place at UFC 119 on September 25, 2010 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as the only other event scheduled for the month thus far is UFC Ultimate Fight Night 22 on September 15.
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commentsAll I was saying is this should be a good fight unless it makes it to later rounds cause both of these doods were sucking wind by the end of their last fights (although tough fights) and it weren't that purty to watch, alright there junior? I see somebody potentially getting seriously injured and that makes me happy.
And if you can't get a laugh out of the fat camp joke you prolly need to lay off the Cheetos.
#2 I pick Rampage to beat the shit outta nog. he has no fear of being took down by Nog, and Nog want's to bang ,that is a recipe for getting your bell rung by one bad dog.
Don't worry about Lil' Nog, I give Brillz credit for fighting the fight of his life and shining in the spotlight that night. Lil' Nog pulled it out and showed he could go three rounds standing and on the ground.
Rampage was literally inches away from becoming #1 contender, missing two right hands in a row that would have ended his fight with Rashad, but he still was able to go three rounds and his chin is not in question.
This is a fight that i cannot wait to see, no downside for me here.
LIL NOG LOL...
This douche looked horrible against Jason Brilz and his chin looked like a tumbleweed could pass by it and knock him out. He couldn't knock Rampage out in a million years. He isn't gonna get rampage to the ground unless rampage gasses, by then though, Lil'Nog should be out cold and rampage will be passing gas in the manner of having too many after party chilli fries.
Rampage by keeping it standing and making Lil'Nog wish his brother switched out with him for this fight. KO.
I expect Lil Nog to win this one.
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