Tito Ortiz will return to the Octagon at UFC 140 in December, taking on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The UFC has announced that Ortiz and Nogueira have both verbally agreed to the fight, which will take place at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Ortiz vs. Nogueira was originally slated to be the main event of the UFC Fight Night in March, but Ortiz had to pull out of the fight with an injury. Nogueira stayed on the card and ended up losing to Ortiz’s replacement, Phil Davis. Since then Ortiz has pulled off an upset win over Ryan Bader at UFC 132 and then a loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 133.
Nogueira is on a two-fight losing streak and is in desperate need of a win. Ortiz revitalized his career by defeating Bader, but he’s in need of a win, too: The upset over Bader is Ortiz’s only victory in his last seven fights.
The UFC 140 fight card also features Nogueira’s twin brother, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, in a fight with Frank Mir. Other fights slated for the card include Rory MacDonald vs. Brian Ebersole, Dennis Hallman vs. John Makdessi, Rich Attonito vs. Claude Patrick and Mitch Clarke vs. John Cholish. There’s no word yet on what the UFC 140 main event will be.