Nogueira, Couture shoot for title bid in UFC 102
MANILA – Former champions Randy “The Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira will clash in the Octagon to get a shot in bagging another UFC title.
Couture and Nogueira will face off in the main event of UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon (Sunday in Manila). Whoever wins will reportedly get a chance to fight for an Ultimate Fighting Championship title, reported UFC.com.
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira, in addition, has a co-feature involving light heavyweights Thiago Silva and Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine.
Chris “The Crippler” Leben will go against Jake Rosholt while Nate Marquardt “The Great” will take on Demian Maia.
Filipino-American Brandon “The Truth” Vera will also face off with Krzysztof “The Polish Experiment” Soszynski.
Other matches in UFC 102 feature Ed “Short Fuse” Herman vs Aaron “A-Train” Simpson, Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga vs Chris “The Crowbar” Tuchscherer, and Justin “The Nsane1” McCully vs Mike Russow.
Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague will fight Todd Duffee as Nick Catone contends with another “machine,” Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz.
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