Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Retiring After Shogun Rua Trilogy Bout

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira says he will hang up his gloves after his third bout with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Nogueira and Rua are set to collide once more on July 25. The light heavyweight clash will be a part of a UFC Fight Night card on Yas …

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira says he will hang up his gloves after his third bout with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Nogueira and Rua are set to collide once more on July 25. The light heavyweight clash will be a part of a UFC Fight Night card on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. “Shogun” has two unanimous decision […]

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Frank Mir Admits He Was ‘Disturbed’ After Snapping Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s Arm

Frank Mir was elated to defeat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira a second time but he wasn’t joyous over his opponent’s arm break. Back in Dec. 2011, Mir took on Nogueira in a rematch. Mir had already scored a TKO finish over “Big Nog” b…

Frank Mir was elated to defeat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira a second time but he wasn’t joyous over his opponent’s arm break. Back in Dec. 2011, Mir took on Nogueira in a rematch. Mir had already scored a TKO finish over “Big Nog” back in Dec. 2008. The rematch served as the co-main event of UFC […]

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Shogun Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 3 Set For July 25

Shogun Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will have their trilogy fight on July 25. Rua and Nogueira were set to fight on UFC 250 when the card was on May 9 in Brazil. Yet, the fight, along with the card was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, th…

Shogun Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will have their trilogy fight on July 25. Rua and Nogueira were set to fight on UFC 250 when the card was on May 9 in Brazil. Yet, the fight, along with the card was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, the promotion was able to keep the […]

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Highlights: Ryan Spann Destroys Antonio Rogerio Nogueira In Brazil

Ryan Spann just pulled off a huge knockout to close out the UFC 237 preliminary card on ESPN. Spann came into Brazil and took out local legend Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in heavyweight action. Spann put together a beautiful combination in the first round that rendered Nogueira unconscious. “Superman” now extends his undefeated streak to six […]

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Ryan Spann just pulled off a huge knockout to close out the UFC 237 preliminary card on ESPN.

Spann came into Brazil and took out local legend Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in heavyweight action. Spann put together a beautiful combination in the first round that rendered Nogueira unconscious. “Superman” now extends his undefeated streak to six with the win.

As for the Brazilian, he has dropped two of his last four. At 42-years-old, fans now begin to wonder how much longer “Minotouro” has left before he finally hangs up the gloves for good.

Check out the finish here:

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: ‘I Have to Think About my Retirement’

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira knows that he’s close to the end of his professional mixed martial arts career. Last night (Sept. 22), Nogueira took on Sam Alvey on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo. Nogueira was an underdog going into the fight, but he ea…

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira knows that he’s close to the end of his professional mixed martial arts career. Last night (Sept. 22), Nogueira took on Sam Alvey on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo. Nogueira was an underdog going into the fight, but he earned a second-round TKO victory. The man they call “Lil’ Nog” […]

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Highlights: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Knocks Out Sam Alvey

Watch the fight highlights from Sam Alvey vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Sao Paulo.

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Last night (Sat. September 22, 2018) light heavyweights Sam Alvey and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira went one-on-one at UFC Sao Paulo.

Alvey entered the contest off back-to-back victories at 205 pounds. “Smile’n Sam” jumped up from middleweight and knocked out Marcin Prachnio in his divisional debut in February.

He jumped back into action four months later and defeated Gian Villante via split decision at UFC Fight Night 131. A win over a Brazilian legend in Nogueira would do wonders for the 32-year-old’s career.

Nogueira is a decade Alvey’s elder and an absolute legend of the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). The Brazilian has been fighting since 2001 and debuted with the UFC in 2009. Nogueira had lost three of his last four fights since 2014. He was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) back in December.

The Brazilian was later cleared of the incident as it was deemed he took a tainted supplement. Now with his USADA troubles and injuries behind him, Nogueira was allowed to focus solely on Alvey.

In the opening round, Alvey seemed to get a nice rhythm going, landing shots and moving well. Nogueira was able to pick up the pace as the round came to a close. Once the second round got underway, however, Nogueira went off.

The Brazilian landed a big left hand that rocked Alvey. Nogueira continued his assault until he was finally able to stop Alvey with a barrage of strikes that sent him to the canvas.

Check out the full fight video highlights here below:

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