Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
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Division: Heavyweight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is getting old, but that famous resilience keeps him in the game even now. In his last fight, he took revenge on behalf of the entire jiu-jitsu community by submitting Dave "Jiu-jitsu doesn't work" Herman.
And the UFC has dusted off the wildly popular heavyweight for another
PR lap across his homeland. He again acquitted himself well as a
TUF coach and Saturday fights in Brazil for the third time in his last four contests.
UFC on Fuel 10 will mark a first for Big Nog, though. He's going to lose in that homeland. Countryman Fabricio Werdum is no spring chicken at 35 years old, but he has arguably never looked better.
His standup game is rapidly catching up to his world-champion BJJ, and both will simply be too much for the old lion this Saturday. This is especially true on the feet, where Werdum should outstrike and out-move Nogueira.
Prediction: Werdum, TKO, Round 2