Author: John Morgan [kingofabuelos]

A light-heavyweight match-up between former UFC lightweight champion
Forrest Griffin (17-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and recent Brazilian import Antonio
Rogerio Nogueira (18-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), otherwise known as “Lil Nog,” is
in the works for the recently rescheduled UFC 113 event in Montreal.
 
The fight was first reported Tuesday by Tatame.com and subsequently
confirmed to MMAjunkie.com by sources close to the
situation.

Verbal agreements are in place, and contracts are expected to be finalized shortly.

Prior to his UFC 108 bout with Joe Lauzon earlier this month,
lightweight slugger Sam Stout told
anyone that would listen that the contest would not prove a simple
“striker vs. grappler” affair.

While Stout would eventually earn a victory – and one-half of the evening’s “Fight of the Night” honors – through his striking expertise, it was indeed a refined grappling game that kept him out of what appeared to be a very deep armlock early in the first round.

Stout recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio that
he credited his team of grappling coaches in both Canada and Las Vegas
for guiding him to success.

LAS VEGAS – Whether or not you feel former UFC champion Tito Ortiz won his November 2009 rematch with Forrest
Griffin, almost
every MMA observer and fan agreed on one thing: Ortiz’s post-fight
injury report probably wasn’t appropriate.

Ortiz is aware of the criticism, but he promises to be physically ready
for his summer bout with opposing “The Ultimate Fighter 11” coach Chuck
Liddell.

In fact, the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” told MMAjunkie.com
that if he’s not feeling up to
the task, he promises to withdraw from the fight rather than offer any
post-event explanations for his performance.

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes Strikeforce heavyweight contender
Fabricio Werdum and former two-time NCAA wrestling champion and new
mixed martial arts fighter Cole Konrad.

Werdum will discuss his likely April contest with Fedor Emelianenko and
update the crew on his current training. The crew will also meet
Konrad, who finished his final two years at the University of Minnesota
a perfect 96-0 in the 285-pound division and
recently picked up his first MMA win.

MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

Through no fault of his own, WEC featherweight Mark Hominick (17-8 MMA,
1-2 WEC) hadn’t seen the inside of a cage in almost 18 months prior to
his WEC 46 win over Bryan Caraway.

A brief illness, coupled with the financial woes of a handful of
Canadian and U.S.-based organization, meant Hominick went
through five training camps during that time without actually getting to fight.

It’s for that reason Hominick wasn’t going to be denied his Jan. 10
contest, even if it meant getting married during the middle of his
training camp.

A pair of recently reported bouts was today made official for the UFC’s debut
on Versus, and at least one fighter might be a little disappointed with
his position on the card.

Shannon Gugerty vs. Clay Guida and Rob Kimmons vs. Mike Pierce were
today announced for the evening’s preliminary card, and the 11-bout
“UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones” event is now complete.

UFC on Versus 1 is slated for the Odeum Colorado in Broomfield, Colo.,
and features a light heavyweight headliner between Jon Jones and
Brandon Vera. The main card airs live on Versus.