UFC 140: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

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Three years after they first stepped into the Octagon together, Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira are set to meet again.

Mir vs. Nogueira 2 has been confirmed for UFC 140 on Dec. 10 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, with Mir finally getting his next opponent and Nogueira making a quick turnaround after his impressive victory over Brendan Schaub in August.

In their first meeting, at UFC 92, Mir pulled off what was then an upset and became the first person ever to finish Nogueira, winning a second-round technical knockout. That fight came at the conclusion of their season coaching against each other on The Ultimate Fighter, gave Mir the UFC's interim heavyweight title, and set up Mir for his bout with Brock Lesnar at UFC 100.

Mir has gone 3-2 since the first Nogueira fight, losing to Lesnar and Shane Carwin and beating Cheick Kongo, Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson. Nogueira has gone 2-1 since losing to Mir, beating Randy Couture and losing to Cain Velasquez before beating Schaub.

The UFC's heavyweight division is looking revitalized right now, with Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos and Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem set for November and December. The Mir-Nogueira rematch isn't quite as big a fight as those two, but it's another sign that we're going to see some big heavyweight action in the months ahead.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/09/07/ufc-140-frank-mir-vs-antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/

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In The Co-Main Event Of UFC 134, A Very Different Mauricio Rua Faces A Very Different Forrest Griffin For The Second Time

Hello and welcome back to this, the final entry in the second day of posts covering UFC 134. My mini-series ?A Closer Look At UFC 134? has gotten all the way up to the co-main event, but here?s the traditional recap for any of you that are coming in late and watch to catch up. [...]

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Chuck Liddell still wants to knock someone out and we know Jay Glazer is the master of the perfect punch. This morning, Bryant Gumbel was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Deadspin called the photo "cutesy," so we'll go with that. Apparently, HBO "Real Sports" spoke with Glazer and Liddell for an upcoming piece.

The photo is still better than the recent shot of Glazer with blond matinee idol Clay Matthews.

Tip via Deadspin

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Gumbel-doing-story-on-MMA-Glazer-and-Liddell-tr?urn=mma-wp6464

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Gumbel doing story on MMA, Glazer and Liddell try to punch him

Chuck Liddell still wants to knock someone out and we know Jay Glazer is the master of the perfect punch. This morning, Bryant Gumbel was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Deadspin called the photo "cutesy," so we'll go with that. Apparently, HBO "Real Sports" spoke with Glazer and Liddell for an upcoming piece.

The photo is still better than the recent shot of Glazer with blond matinee idol Clay Matthews.

Tip via Deadspin

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Gumbel-doing-story-on-MMA-Glazer-and-Liddell-tr?urn=mma-wp6464

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