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10-01-2007, 03:33 PM
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| Confirmed: Nog vs Kongo Dec 29 http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=5001 Quote:
By Brian Knapp
Heavyweight contenders Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cheick Kongo will square off Saturday, Dec. 29 at UFC 79 in Las Vegas, Nev. The winner will likely emerge as a frontrunner to become the next challenger to UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture’s throne.
Nogueira (30-4-1, 1-0 UFC), one of the world’s most respected heavyweights, has never been stopped in 35 professional bouts. Two of his losses came at the hands of PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko; the other two were by split decision to Dan Henderson and Josh Barnett.
The 31-year-old Brazilian defeated Heath Herring by unanimous decision in his promotional debut at UFC 73 in July, though Herring nearly ruined his night with a first-round head kick. Nogueira has won six of his last seven fights.
Kongo, meanwhile, will enter the fight on the heels of the most important win of his career, a unanimous decision victory over former PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix Champion Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 75 in September. The French kickboxer is 6-1 over his past seven fights, the lone loss a split decision defeat to Carmelo Marrero at UFC 64 last October.
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10-01-2007, 03:34 PM
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Wow, bad matchup for Kongo.
Oh well, Nog should be fighting Randy pretty soon I take it...
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10-01-2007, 03:35 PM
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nog by armbar
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10-01-2007, 03:36 PM
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fuck it, Im selling a bunch of shit and im going to Vegas for new years.
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10-01-2007, 03:37 PM
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Kongo is in big trouble in this one, I see it going to the ground early and ending there...
But guys lets remember how crazy this year has been... You never know these days...
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10-01-2007, 03:37 PM
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Nog by anaconda choke.
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10-01-2007, 03:37 PM
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NICE!!!!
I'll go Kongo by TKO, just because of how things have been in MMA recently
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10-01-2007, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by neonatural45 fuck it, Im selling a bunch of shit and im going to Vegas for new years. | lol, glad you have thought this through!
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10-01-2007, 03:39 PM
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I think Kongo can pull this out if he really trains hard.
I am picking Nog by sub though.
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10-01-2007, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Palma
Oh well, Nog should be fighting Randy pretty soon I take it... |
That's probably the plan. Nog is plan B in case they can't get Fedor.
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