On Saturday, August 27 the UFC will return to Brazil for the first time since October 16, 1998. That event, “Ultimate Brazil” was headlined by a middleweight title bout between Frank Shamrock and John Lober, but it is perhaps best remembered for the 44 second beating Vitor Belfort gave to Wanderlei Silva.
The promotion will bring UFC 134 to the HSBC Arena in Rio next Saturday and the event, like the first UFC Brazil event, will be headlined by a middleweight title fight as Anderson Silva defends his title against Yushin Okami. The co-main event will feature Mauricio “Shogun” Rua facing Forrest Griffin. In all, 14 Brazilian fighters will be competing on the 12 fight card. Only one contest will be without a Brazilian fighter.
A heavyweight bout between Brendan Schaub and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will take place on the main card of UFC 134. Schaub comes into the fight on a four fight winning streak with only one of those fights going the distance. Nogueira has been out of the cage for well over a year with his last fight being a February 2010 First Round knockout loss to current UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.