Thursday, 20 January 2011

Vladimir Matyushenko wants to take on the winner of the Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fight down the line

UFC light heavyweight veteran, Vladimir Matyushenko has expressed an interest in facing the winner of the UFC Fight Night 24 main event showdown between Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, saying either would be a good match-up for him.
Speaking via MMAWeekly.com, Matyushenko said:
“I can’t wait for the fight to see Tito get his ass kicked, I think that’s what’s going to happen. You never know. I think he’s still in good shape. I can’t wait because I want to fight either of those guys. I want to fight both of them, but whoever wins I think will be a good match-up to fight me. I’d put money on (Nogueira), but it’s MMA. It’s fun to watch because you never know.”
“In my mind I still can beat them. I respect them both, but with Nogueira the last fight I had a serious injury before that and I think it was not a fair fight, and the fans want to see the real deal. Same with Tito, it was a short notice kind of deal and it was a long time ago, and a lot of fans keep asking me about it and I think it will be a good thing to happen.”
“There’s a lot of guys in the 205lb division right now. Maybe Stephan Bonnar, I would like to fight him. He’s kind of a veteran too and well known, but he’s a tough guy. I never turn away a fight, so whatever I’ve been offered I’ll fight, but that’s one that kind of interests me.”
Matyushenko was last seen in action on the UFC 122 card in November, defeating Brazilian submission artist, Alexandre Ferreira via first round TKO. Both Ortiz and Nogueira hold wins over the Belarusian veteran, making them obvious targets for him at this stage of his caree

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