Friday, November 12, 2010

Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the works for UFC 128

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

Props: Tatame.com & MMAjunkie.com

UFC 122 weigh-in results

Main card:
Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Yushin Okami (185)
Jorge Rivera (185) def. Alessio Sakara (186)
Dennis Siver (155) vs. Andre Winner (155)
Amir Sadollah (170) vs. Peter Sobotta (169)
Krzysztof Soszynski (206) vs. Goran Reljic (205)

Preliminary card:
Alexandre Ferreira (204) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205)
Pascal Krauss (170) vs. Mark Scanlon (170)
Duane Ludwig (170) vs. Nick Osipczak (171)
Rob Kimmons (184) vs. Kyle Noke (185)
Seth Petruzelli (205) vs. Karlos Vemola (205)
Kris McCray (171) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170)

WEC 52 results

Main card:
Urijah Faber def. Takeya Mizugaki by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:50 of round 1
Chad Mendes def. Javier Vazquez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Erik Koch def. Francisco RIvera by TKO (strikes) at 1:36 of round 1
Joseph Benavidez def. Wagnney Fabiano by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:45 of round 2
Demetrious Johnson def. Damacio Page by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:27 of round 3

Preliminary card:
Raphael Assuncao def. LC Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Anthony Njokuani def. Edward Faaloloto byTKO (strikes) at 4:54 of round 2
Dustin Poirier def. Zach Micklewright by TKO (punches) at 0:53 of round 1
Michael McDonald def. Clint Godfrey by submission (armbar) at 2:42 of round 1
Cub Swanson def. Mackens Semerzier by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Yves Jabouin def. Brandon Visher by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

$10,000 bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Mackens Semerzier
Knockout of the Night: Erik Koch
Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber