Watch [patriot] UFC 237 Live Stream Online Free Full Fights HD now. "He just never prepared as hard as he could have. Furthermore, I think after that battle, that truly secured it for him. He went on a tear."

Spann won his UFC debut by consistent choice over Luis Henrique at UFC Sao Paulo last September. Presently he gets Nogueira, who is fiercely prevalent in Rio. It's a critical test, however one the athletic, 6-foot-5 Spann is grasping. This is the careful matchup he needed.

"We're endeavoring to get where we gotta go and we're attempting to arrive at the earliest opportunity," Spann said. "He has a major name. What preferred approach to present yourself over by taking out a divine being in his local land?"

The 42-year-old Nogueiro has been contending in MMA since 2001 and has imparted an enclosure or ring to a significant number of the greats, from Dan Henderson to Tito Ortiz, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua to Anthony "Thunder" Johnson, Alistair Overeem to Rashad Evans. Alongside his twin sibling, once heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueiro, he is without a doubt MMA eminence in Brazil.