And it sounds like he's training to avoid the mistakes he made in his fight against Jason Brilz last May:
"My work’s done, man, the thing is to focus and train hard to face this new opponent. I still didn’t have the chance to watch many of his fights, but his game is similar to Tito Ortiz’s. I know he tends to use his kicks more, but his strong point also is Wrestling ... the same background. You can [expect] an aggressive me, I’ll really go for it this time. I just have to prevent the takedowns, but I’ll attack him, I’ll try to finish it ... My plan is to knock him out. He’ll have to fight a tough guy, it’ll be a good fight. I’ll make a difference with my boxing skills, it’ll be my game plan so I [will] keep the distance. I’m doing many sprawls [to] sharpen my takedown defense so I won’t be taken down near the grid, that’s where the Americans feel comfortable."UFC light heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (via Tatame.com) faces his third straight wrestler since knocking out Luis Arthur Cane in his Octagon debut when he battles Phil Davis in the main event of UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26 in Seattle. "Lil' Nog" was expected to headline opposite Tito Ortiz until "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" was forced to withdraw from the Spike TV fight card due to injury. That created a "Wonderful" opportunity for Davis, who went from Matt Hamill to Jason Brilz and finally (we hope) Nogueira. Can the Brazilian repel the attack of one of the division's brightest prospects? Or will he join his brother Rodrigo on the sidewalk of memory lane?
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