Ämne: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Brandon Vera @ UFC 109

Light heavyweights Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Brandon Vera have been booked to square off at UFC 109 on February 6 in Las Vegas, the UFC today announced.

Nogueira (18-3), a PRIDE and Affliction veteran, emerged as a 205-pound contender by knocking out Luiz Cane in the opening round of his UFC debut in November, his sixth-straight win following Affliction victories over Edwin Dewees and Vladimir Matyushenko.

Vera (11-4) rebounded from a 1-3 stretch by winning back-to-back fights over Mike Patt and Krzysztof Soszynski in 2009, but suffered a unanimous decision loss to Randy Couture in November at UFC 105.

UFC 109: Relentless is headlined by Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman and also features Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago, Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen, and Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg.

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by Loretta Hunt (lhunt@sherdog.com)


Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has withdrawn from his co-headlining light heavyweight contest against Brandon Vera at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas due to injury, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple sources.

Nogueira, the brother of former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, suffered a fractured ankle, said both sources. Nogueira’s manager, Ed Soares, could not be initially reached to confirm the injury.

The 33-year-old Brazilian had debuted strong for the promotion with a first-round technical knockout against Luis Arthur Cane at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas. Nogueira has won six consecutive bouts; his last loss was a 23-second knockout at the hands of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at Pride 33 in February 2007.

Sources said the UFC is currently working to secure a new opponent for Vera on the same card.

Vera lost a unanimous decision to UFC hall of famer Randy Couture at UFC 105 on Nov. 14 in Manchester, England. The 32-year-old kickboxer had clocked in victories against Krzysztof Soszynski and Michael Patt before that.

Greg Savage contributed to this story.

Har sett lite rykten om att Vera kommer möta Bones Jones istället, blir ingen lättare match för vera vill jag påstå... Hoppas jones vinner och ger Vera sparken...

Men ffs, hur många skador kan egentligen inträffa? Aaargh!

Ursprungligen postat av zeddiz

Har sett lite rykten om att Vera kommer möta Bones Jones istället, blir ingen lättare match för vera vill jag påstå... Hoppas jones vinner och ger Vera sparken...

Stämmer, men den matchen skall gå 31/3 2010 på UFC Fight Night 21

Jones kan nog slå Vera rätt lätt. Den killen kan verkligen bli hur grym som helst, inte minst nu när han dessutom anslutit till Jackson's