UFC confirms Brendan Schaub vs. ‘Big’ Nog in Brazil
The UFC 134 fight card has added a high-profile heavyweight battle, Dana White confirmed today. The 8-1 Brendan “The Hybrid”…
The UFC 134 fight card has added a high-profile heavyweight battle, Dana White confirmed today. The 8-1 Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub and former Pride and UFC champion Minotauro Nogueria have verbally agreed to the August 27 bout in Rio.
Schaub is coming off a UFC 128 knockout of the night performance against another Pride legend, Mirko Cro Cop. The summer bout will be Nogueira’s first return to the Octagon in 18 months after an injury took him out of his planned headlining bout last October.
The bout, now confirmed, had previously been rumored:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) apparently will make his return at UFC 134, and if one fellow heavyweight gets his way, it’ll be against Brendan Schaub (8-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
Nogueira recently told Brazilian outlets he’s been booked for the August card, which takes place in his native Brazil.
However, event sources told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Schaub hasn’t been offered the fight but that officials are “leaning” in that direction.