Yes, heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Brendan Schaub (8-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will fight at UFC 134. UFC officials today confirmed the rumored main-card bout.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported the likelihood of the bout earlier today and said officials were "leaning" toward the matchup. Sportsnet.ca first reported it.
The Aug. 27 event is set for HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro. The pay-per-view headliner pits middleweight champion Anderson Silva against Yushin Okami.
Schaub is looking for another high-profile victory. Since losing to Roy Nelson in the finale of "The Ultimate Fighter 10," the 28-year-old ex-football player has posted consecutive victories over Chase Gormley, Chris Tuchscherer, Gabe Gonzaga and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipvic. All but the Gonzaga victory came via knockout.
Nogueira, a former PRIDE champion and ex-UFC interim titleholder, hasn't fought since a February 2010 loss to now-champ Cain Velasquez, who won the belt in his very next fight. He then was slated to rematch Frank Mir at UFC 119, but Nogueira ultimately pulled out for knee and hip surgery.
Since winning his first two UFC fights as part of a 7-1 run, the 34-year-old "Big Nog" now has lost two of his past three fights.
The latest UFC 134 card now includes:
- Champ Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami (for middleweight title)
- Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub
- Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson
- Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
- Tom Lawlor vs. TBA
- Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares
- Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira vs. Rousimar Palhares*
- David Mitchell vs. Paulo Thiago*
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