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16/01/10 - Lil Nog v Forrest Griffin "sooner than later" in 2010
Forrest Griffin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira are set for a light-heavyweight meeting “sooner rather than later” in 2010, according to a source close to one of the fighters. Rogerio joined the UFC late in 2009 and has had one fight thus far, a TKO win at UFC 106.
The source said that a fight with Griffin has been mooted - along with several other names - for a fight in Nogueira’s "near future". He was due to meet Jon ‘Bones’ Jones at UFC 109 and Griffin’s name was apparently in the frame for his next fight should he beat Jones.
But the Brazilian fighter suffered an injury training for the Jones fight - he sustained a fractured ankle - and will now be sidelined for several months. What opponent he comes back against has not yet been determined, but the winner of Jones-Vera seems a likely option, with Griffin perhaps next in line after that.
Rogerio is smaller than his heavyweight twin Rodrigo and as such is often referred to as Little Nog or Lil’ Nog. He made his debut against Luiz Cane, demolishing him inside two minutes at UFC 106.
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