As expected, the re-worked main event between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Phil Davis is now official for the upcoming Spike TV broadcast of UFC Fight Night 24, scheduled for March 26 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.
Network officials sent word of the finalized fight card yesterday evening.
Nogueira was last seen dropping a unanimous decision to the formerly undefeated Ryan Bader at UFC 119 last September. While the loss snapped a seven-fight winning streak, Rogerio has also been criticized for what was perceived as a poor showing in a split decision win over Jason Brilz at UFC 114 back in May 2010.
"Lil' Nog" doesn't have anything to prove in terms of his accomplishments in the sport of mixed martial arts, but he may have a lot to prove to the fans if he's expected to be considered competitive in the promotion's stacked 205-pound weight class.
Finishing a top prospect like Davis would go a long way in accomplishing that.
Davis is coming off a "wonderful" performance against Tim Boetsch at UFC 123: "Rampage vs. Machida" back in November, sending "The Barbarian" back to the stone age via second round Philmura.
The victory was the eighth straight for the NCAA champion and four-time All American out of Harrisburg, PA. In addition to Boetsch, Davis steamrolled Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson and Rodney Wallace under the UFC banner following his 2010 debut.
He's graduated from a fight against Matt Hamill to Jason Brilz and now to his first headlining bout with the world's largest fight promotion against the dangerous Brazilian.
Is he ready?
Also in action in "Emerald City," former UFC welterweight number one contender Dan Hardy will throw leather against the hard-hitting Anthony Johnson while Nam Phan will get his shot at revenge in his rematch against Leonard Garcia.
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