Little NOG -Forrest Griffin UFC 113

[Luke]

A light-heavyweight match-up between former UFC lightweight champion Forrest Griffin (17-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and recent Brazilian import Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (18-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), otherwise known as "Lil Nog," is in the works for the recently rescheduled UFC 113 event in Montreal.

The fight was first reported Tuesday by Tatame.com and subsequently confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) by sources close to the situation.

Verbal agreements are in place, and contracts are expected to be finalized shortly.

Griffin shrugged off past demons by reversing a split-decision loss against former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz this past November at UFC 106. Three months prior, Griffin fell prey to the devastating hands of middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 101 and ran from the arena following a knockout loss.

After besting Quinton Jackson at UFC 86 for the 205-pound belt, Griffin failed to defend his title at UFC 92 when Rashad Evans stopped him with strikes in the third round.

Still, Griffin remains one of the UFC's most popular fighters with notable wins over Jackson and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He recently capitalized on his celebrity with the New York Times bestselling book, "Got Fight?"

Nogueira made his UFC debut on the undercard of Griffin's most recent win and stopped the highly touted prospect Luiz Cane in a "Knockout of the Night" performance.

The twin brother of former PRIDE and UFC champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Rogerio Nogueira was acquired by the UFC following the collapse of Affliction Entertainment this past August. He entered the octagon on a five-fight win streak and carries notable wins over Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, and Kazushi Sakuraba, among others.

The Nogueira brothers split time between training facilities in Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles.

UFC 113 was originally slated for May 1 but was moved to May 8 when UFC president Dana White elected to sidestep a possible pay-per-view showdown with boxing's potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley superfight. UFC 113 is the promotion's third trip to Montreal after two prior sellouts at the 21,000-seat Bell Centre.

Griffin vs. Nogueira is expected for the main card of UFC 113. A light heavyweight rematch between champion Lyoto Machida and Rua is expected to headline the Canadian event.

[Mr. IWS]

I heard rumors about this one. I like Lil Nog in this one.

[zY|]

Line prediction

Lil Nog -500
Forrest +300

[Mr. IWS]

Line prediction

Lil Nog -500
Forrest +300

I hope not.

[Luke]

Line prediction

Lil Nog -500
Forrest +300

I hope you're kidding

I was thinking -150

[zY|]

Me too but Lil Nog will absolutely clown Forrest.

[Mr. IWS]

Me too but Lil Nog will absolutely clown Forrest.

I tend to agree.

I think (hope) it comes in round -250.

[zY|]

Not sure when this is from, but it's definitely after UFC 106.

Mike: Speaking of other fights, Lil Nog said he would like a fight with you. Is that something you'd be interested in?
Forrest: That is a horrible fight for me. I have trained with his brother a little bit, so he already has the "inside scoop" on me, he's a southpaw, has got a good chin, and has good power. Plus he is pretty solid on the ground. The only place I would have an advantage would be wrestling... and my wrestling is not that good. SO yeah, that’s a tough matchup for me. I'd do it, if that’s what they wanted, but being straight up, there are other guys I'd rather fight.

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[Luke]

Not sure when this is from, but it's definitely after UFC 106.

Mike: Speaking of other fights, Lil Nog said he would like a fight with you. Is that something you'd be interested in?
Forrest: That is a horrible fight for me. I have trained with his brother a little bit, so he already has the "inside scoop" on me, he's a southpaw, has got a good chin, and has good power. Plus he is pretty solid on the ground. The only place I would have an advantage would be wrestling... and my wrestling is not that good. SO yeah, that’s a tough matchup for me. I'd do it, if that’s what they wanted, but being straight up, there are other guys I'd rather fight.

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Danas mindset:

Out with Forrest ,in with little NOG

[milfhunter]

i would jump on nog as soon as the line comes out. No doubt it will rise pretty quickly..

[Mr. IWS]

Nice find zY.

[SPX]

Interesting. It really is a bad matchup for Forrest and I figured that the UFC, wanting to keep Forrest in a positive state of mind and in good standing in the division, would give him another fight he's likely to win. Maybe THEN give him someone who he'd be an underdog to.

[PITT 22]

Man, Forrest is a very big reason why I got into MMA and I am forever a fan of his, but this matchup sucks for him. Nog's boxing will give Forrest fits

[Luke]

Fight is getting moved to UFC 114 in Vegas instead of 113 in Canada

[MMA_scientist]

I think Forrest can win this with his leg kicks. Nog doesn't kick at all. Forrest is huge, I think he could keep him outside and leg kick him, alot like he did with Rampage. Rampage is also a better boxer who does not kick. I think this fight will look a lot like that fight.

Not saying Forrest WILL win, or even should win... but I don't think the matchup is that bad for him.

[zY|]

I was thinking it would look more like the Silva fight.

Rampage is as one dimensional as they come these days. Nog isn't going to stand there and take kicks while looking for a homerun.

[MMA_scientist]

I like Nog and I hope he wins... but he does not have striking like Silva. He has good technical boxing, and he might out strike him, but no way he does what Silva did to Forrest.

[zY|]

No he won't clown on him and fuck with him. But he could certainly knock him out.