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Old 06-16-2012, 05:59 PM  
Big Nog's out of UFC 149
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With his broken arm still not fully healed, former UFC interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has pulled out of next month's UFC 149 event.

In his place steps Shawn Jordan (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who now fights fellow heavyweight Cheick Kongo (17-7-2 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC).

Sherdog first reported the scratch and Jordan's acceptance of the fight earlier today. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed Nogueira's withdrawal.

UFC 149 takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view, and FX and Facebook are expected to carry the prelims.

Jordan vs. Kongo is slated for the main card.

Nogueira was slated to fight for the first time since breaking his arm in a submission loss to Frank Mir at UFC 140. He underwent surgery soon after the December loss.

Jordan, a recent Strikeforce import, made his UFC debut and scored a TKO victory over Oli Thompson at UFC on FX 2 back in March. It marked the former LSU football player and current Team Jackson-Winkeljohn member's fourth win in his past five fights.

Kongo, meanwhile, looks to rebound from a disappointing loss to Mark Hunt at February's UFC 144 event. The surprising defeat snapped a four-fight unbeaten streak for Kongo (which included wins over Paul Buentello, Pat Barry and Matt Mitrione, as well as a draw with Travis Browne). The Hunt loss was the Frenchman's first defeat since a December 2009 loss to Mir.

The latest UFC 149 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao (for interim bantamweight title)
Tim Boetsch vs. Hector Lombard
Shawn Jordan vs. Cheick Kongo*
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Chris Clements

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

Roland Delorme vs. TBA
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
Antonio Carvalho vs. George Roop
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
James Head vs. Claude Patrick
...lol
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Old 06-16-2012, 09:41 PM   #11
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Wow, there is just no hope for this card. Went from one of the most stacked ever to one of the most lame.
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Old 06-16-2012, 11:59 PM   #12
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Lame is right. This card is cursed
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Old 06-17-2012, 09:18 AM   #13
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lol at the scalpers who thought they were gonna make mint on this card.
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Old 06-17-2012, 09:23 PM   #14
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Get Perosh on the main card. Guy isn't a big name but he atleast puts on fun fights. This card really sucks now.
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Old 06-17-2012, 10:37 PM   #15
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Absolutely wretched year it has been for mma. My interest is fading because these guys always get injured.
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Old 06-18-2012, 03:38 AM   #16
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I think MMA journalist Gareth Davies put it best when he said Big Nog missed an oppertunity to retire on a high note in Rio.

Dude needs to hang them up!
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Old 06-18-2012, 03:41 AM   #17
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I think MMA journalist Gareth Davies put it best when he said Big Nog missed an oppertunity to retire on a high note in Rio.

Dude needs to hang them up!
Gareth A Davies is an almighty cock, though.
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Old 06-18-2012, 04:06 AM   #18
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Gareth A Davies is an almighty cock, though.
HAHAHA, it is one of the few quotes from him that I'd agree with though lol
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Old 06-18-2012, 09:50 AM   #19
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Nog should have retired when Mir snapped his arm.
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Old 06-18-2012, 10:28 AM   #20
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The problem with fighters like Nog, fighters with an insane amount of heart, is that the thing in them that doesn't allow them to quit in fights, the thing that gives us displays of will like the ones we saw against Sapp or CroCop or Sylvia, is the same thing that keeps them in the sport when they're too old, too beaten up, too broken down for it all, losing fights they wouldn't have lost in their prime and not knowing when to hang them up for good.

It's heartbreaking, but it's a part of the fight game, unfortunately. You have to learn to take the bad with the good.
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