UFC Officially Announces Frank Mir Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira For UFC 119
 

For the first-time ever, Indianapolis will get a taste of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and former interim UFC heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira will mix it up for an encore performance on Saturday, September 25 at UFC 119: Mir vs. Nogueira 2, live from the Conseco Field House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Also featured on the card, Nogueira's twin brother and light heavyweight force Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will take on two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler turned undefeated fighter Ryan Bader. Then it's a rematch of The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback finale as former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra takes on one of Indianapolis' own in Chris "Lights Out" Lytle.

"Ever since Frank Mir beat Nogueira for the heavyweight title in 2008, Minotauro has asked me for this rematch because he wants to prove that the first fight was a fluke," said UFC President Dana White. "On September 25th, he gets his wish, and I don't think there's any fighter more motivated than he is to even the score. As for Frank Mir, he wants to get back in the title picture, and if I know him, he was the first man to knock Nogueira out at UFC 92, and now he'll want to be the first man to make him tap out."

Before his impressive knockout win over Nogueira at UFC 92 in December 2008, Frank Mir won two straight fights via submission over UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Antoni Hardonk. The former UFC heavyweight champion looked to be on track for another title shot after he put Cheick Kongo to sleep at UFC 107, but the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt fell short against Shane Carwin in March. Now the 31-year-old faces a familiar foe and he is hoping that lightning strikes twice as he gets back in the title race.

After a historic run in PRIDE, Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira entered the Octagon for the first time in 2007 and earned two straight victories, including a submission win over Tim Sylvia that made him the first and only man to ever hold both the PRIDE and UFC world heavyweight titles. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt most recently dropped a fight to No. 1 heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez, but with a classic unanimous decision win against UFC Hall-Of-Famer Randy Couture at UFC 102, the 34-year-old can never be counted out.

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lame, Two very good fighters, but has beens.

Nog is not what he was. Neither is Mir.

Theyd both kick the shit out of me and can still beat soem ass... but they are no longer on top of their game.

Edit - I see Mir wants to roll lower wieghts.... might be a good move... ight not be...

Agreed, has beens. UFC is starting to get really boring. Only real interesting guy left IMO is GSP.

I think Dana White is more interested in the PPV ratings than actually growing the sport... these guys were great but now we should be seeing the up-comers, new blood in the Sport!

I have to agree, they are no longer top dogs. If this fight was five years ago, I'd be glued to my seat. I'd like to see Mino put down Mir though. I think the staph infection really played a big part to why he was so slow.

I'd also like to put to bed that Mir's BJJ isn't anywhere as good as Minotauros.

BetUS already has prices up:

Nogueira +170
Mir -220

Nog was supposedly injured in their last fight and we'll see what he pulls off. Nog should just try the ground game against Mir and go for a submission

Mir will loose... he does not train anymore.... he just hangs out at the gym here in vegas....

safe bet will be Nog...

unfortunately true, mir maybe a hail mary try to end in the first with nog running around

:(

Ya gotta feel bad for GSP, best there is, and not a single challenge on the horizon.

Thanks for the tip! I will use it.

:thumbsup