Review: 2014-04-11, spectacular finish between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Roy Nelson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-8-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-itsu (4th segree) and judo; he fought just once in 2013 losing to Fabricio Werdum in their rematch (via submission: Nogueira vs Werdum 2).
His opponent, Roy Nelson, has an official record of 19-9-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he is also a black belt in bjj and he fought three times last year but he won just the first bout against Cheick Kongo (=Nelson vs Kongo) and then he lost to Stipe Miocic (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Nelson). ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira vs Nelson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 40 – Ufn. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 40: Nogueira vs Nelson
Date: 2014-04-11
Where: du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC Fight Night 40 fight card (main card):
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Roy Nelson
Clay Guida vs Tatsuya Kawajiri
John Howard vs Ryan LaFlare
Beneil Dariush vs Ramsey Nijem
Nogueira’s previous fight: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum 2
Nelson’s previous fight: Daniel Cormier vs Roy Nelson
Nelson’s next fight: Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson
Nogueira’s next fight: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Stefan Struve
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Official video:
(Free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
Double click on the image to play the video (video hosted at this page on Facebook)
That punch was loaded up and telegraphed like crazy! Massive power, yes, but I can’t believe Nog didn’t see it and move.
When Roy is on his game he is fun to watch.