Mir vs Nogueira II headlines UFC 119 in Indianapolis
The Nogueira brothers will compete on the same card in September, as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has agreed to meet Frank…
The Nogueira brothers will compete on the same card in September, as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has agreed to meet Frank Mir in the main event fight for the Sept 25 card expected to take place in Indianapolis at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
Frank Mir (13-5) last fought in March when he suffered a TKO to Shane Carwin at UFC 111. Following the fight, Mir was rumored in several fights, and also discussed the possibility of cutting weight all the way down to 205lbs.
It looks like those plans have been put on hold and Mir will instead face the man he TKO’d in December 2008 in fellow “Ultimate Fighter” coach Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
The former Pride heavyweight champion, Nogueira (32-6-1) moved to the UFC in 2007, and went on to become the interim heavyweight champion before losing the belt to Mir.
In the co main event, Light heavyweights Antonio Rogeiro Nogueira and former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Ryan Bader have verbally agreed to meet on Sept 25 as a part of UFC 119.