Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Out of UFC 109 Bout With Brandon Vera
Due to a broken ankle suffered in training camp, UFC light heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has pulled out of his scheduled UFC 109 fight with Brandon Vera, according to reports.
Nogueira made his UFC debut at UFC 106, earning a first-round TKO victory over Luiz Cane. The fight with Vera was scheduled to be on the main card at the February event. Vera’s last opponent, Randy Couture, is fighting Mark Coleman in the main event of the card. Also currently scheduled for the main card of the event is a rematch between Josh Koscheck and Paulo Thiago, as well as a middleweight fight between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen.
The report also indicates that the UFC is searching for a possible replacement for Nogueira to fight Vera.
UFC 109 takes place February 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*UPDATE*
According to Brandon Vera’s Twitter, he will now be facing Jon Jones in March.
“just found out I’m fighting Jon Bones Jones on March 21st in Denver Colorado. hope u heard it here first!!!!”
The Vera vs. Jones fight is likely to headline the UFC Fight Night 21 card scheduled for Denver on that date. Jones is coming off a DQ loss to Matt Hamill at The Ultimate Finale 10. He is protesting the ruling of a DQ.
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