The Nogueira brothers will compete on the same card at UFC 119 on September 25th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mir (13-5) will be facing Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the man he brutally TKO'd back in December of 2008. Despite seeing his immediate hopes of a rematch with Brock Lesnar dashed after suffering a TKO at the hands of Shane Carwin, Mir will look to rebound against the Brazilian. Nogueria has also seen many up and downs of late. After looking spectacular during his victory against Randy Couture at UFC 102, it appeared that the Nogueria had returned to his legendary form. Unfortunately for Nogueira, he ran into ultra talented prospect Cain Velaquez who stopped him with punches early in the first round. The second fight should be much more entertaining then the first. Although Mir scored a definitive second round knockout, it was apparent from the onset that Nogueira didn't enter the octagon at 100%. In fact, it later surfaced that Nogueira had been hospitalized prior to the fight and had suffered from a severe staph infection. In the co-main event, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (lil Nog) will face Ryan Badr.
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