Forrest Griffin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira To Take Place At UFC 113

A light heavyweight match between Forrest Griffin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will likely take place at UFC 113.

Nogueira informed Tatame on Tuesday of the fight. “It’s almost set, we’re negotiating, but it’s not 100% yet,” he said. “It’s not confirmed by the UFC yet.”

Griffin (17-6), a former UFC light heavyweight champion and TUF 1 winner, is coming off a victory over Tito Ortiz at UFC 106 in November. Prior to the win, he had suffered back-to-back losses to Rashad Evans and Anderson Silva.

Nogueira (18-3), a teammate of Silva, also fought at UFC 106, knocking out Luis Cane in under two minutes of the very first round. He is currently on an impressive six-fight winning streak.

UFC 113 is scheduled for May 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event features a light heavyweight title headliner between champ Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, along with Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Daley in a co-headliner.

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