A light-heavyweight bout between former champion Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is in the works for UFC 128 on March 12 in Abu Dhabi.
Ortiz (15-8-1, 14-8-1 UFC) returned from a year of inaction at UFC 121, losing a unanimous decision to Matt Hamill. The former light-heavyweight champion has not won a fight since October of 2006, going 0-4-1 over the last four years while battling injuries.
Nogueira (19-4, 2-1 UFC) will look to rebound from his first UFC loss, a unanimous decision to Ryan Bader at UFC 119.
Ortiz last three fights:
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Matt Hamill - UFC 121
Loss (Split Decision) Forrest Griffin - UFC 106
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Lyoto Machida - UFC 84
Nogueira last three fights:
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Ryan Bader - UFC 119
Win (Split Decision) Jason Brilz - UFC 114
Win (TKO - Punches) Luiz Cane - UFC 106
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