Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to undergo hip surgery after withdrawing from UFC 119 main event
by Jesse Holland on Aug 16, 2010 3:19 PM EDT
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The Brazilian tells Tatame.com:
"I hurt my hips training and I’ll have to go on surgery. I’m only depending on a few exams, but I think it’ll be done by the weekend. The surgery will be on both sides of my hips, and I’ll operate my knee too. If everything goes alright I’ll be back on training in four months."
That surgery boots "Big Nog" from his upcoming rematch against Frank Mir, originally scheduled for UFC 119 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The good news is that famed Croatian striker Mirko Filipovic has being tagged as a possible replacement for the Brazilian, who also gets his knee worked on while he's under the knife. "Minotauro" is expected to be out of action for at least four months.
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Sucks he's out but...
Mir / Cro Cop is a much more interesting fight to me. Hopefully Nog has a speedy recovery and Nelson can get his wish and secure a match against him.
Yeah my thought exactly.
Just sucks to see Nog out for longer.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Aug 16, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hip surgery? Stick a fork in Big Nog. He is DONE. Thanks for the blood, sweat and tears!
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Both sides of the hips and knee... yea it's not looking good at all.
"Long shall we remember
He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger
Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"
- Manowar hymn of the immortal warriors
by O damn he got caught on Aug 16, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like this double posting thing is happening to a lot of us today.
by PetrozellisJab on Aug 16, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I am gonna go cry somewhere.
This really bummed me out. He’ll be back though, Nog is like Wand. He’ll die giving the people what they want and he wants nothing in return.
Big Nog for Life
Inventor/supporter of "Gleison Tibau to Featherweight" movement.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Aug 16, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
i could see nog/big country beiong a pretty good fight. I hope they pair carwin with someone else since nelso is having surgery also...
I like the feeling of hunting down what I feed my family. If there’s a beast out there capable of hunting down Brock Lesnar, he would do it and make me the trophy on his den wall. But the laws of nature dictate that I’m going to be the one who goes into the wild and comes home with the evening’s bounty. - The #1 ranked HW in the world...
by DrewMoney$$$ on Aug 16, 2010 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
My thoughts exactly. I thought he was done after the Mir fight personally, this just confirms it. No shame in retiring, he still makes a great coach.
by HappyLittleTreez on Aug 16, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Many thought he was done. But suddenly he put on a great show versus Couture and his star started to shine again. That’s the business. The current level is high. It’s not the end to lose for Mir or Velasquez.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
by Eduardo Cruz on Aug 16, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope ur right.
But i dont think u are :(
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Aug 16, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I just thought he looked done against Mir. Not saying a loss against Mir means your done, just that his body looked done in that fight. Couture is over 40 years old and they went the distance…to me that was a sloppy fight. Couture/Nog wouldn’t be able to handle the up and comers like JDS and Cain. Cain proved that.
by HappyLittleTreez on Aug 17, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
i love big nog but this is too much
you know there is a point in a mans fighting career when he should just bow out gracefully instead of pulling a Jens Pulver and lose 7 out of 8,he just needs to stop while he can still walk
by XxPRIDEFIGHTERxX on Aug 17, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Sucks he's out but...
Mir / Cro Cop is a much more interesting fight to me. Hopefully Nog has a speedy recovery and Nelson can get his wish and secure a match against him.
Among two devils… Cro Cop vs Mir is great as an entertainment. Go Mirko! Avoid takedowns and kicks Mir’s head.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
Wish he gave more detail on the injuries
4 months sounds minor and if thats all it ends up to be we can be watching NOG and Mir 2 early next year? Here’s to hoping.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Look, injuries are bad but in this specific case I think it's good for Big Nog to come stronger and more prepared for tough bouts.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
by Eduardo Cruz on Aug 16, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Boo.
I am going to have to get offline soon, don’t want any spoilers. Man U!
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
ohh come on deuce don't tell me you like Man U?!?!?!
O_o
Train hard to fight easy.
by the chubbster on Aug 16, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like it's time to hang'em up.
He can just be a full time coach and I’m pretty sure he’ll good at that.
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
OR.....
He can continue to shadow Randy Coutre for roles as an extra in action flicks calling for South American soldiers bent on cocaine and communism.
"Remember men, we are all winners in the eyes of Christ...except for the guy still bleeding on the canvass"
I don't get the "Crocop/ Mir is better"...
If Nog really was a week out of the hospital from staph the first time around, this match-up is his proving ground to be top 5 or better (UFC only). Cro Cop will NEVER be top 10 again, let alone going for an actual championship.
If not for hero worship, CC doesn’t get by BARRY for christ’s sake. Mir is going to own CC. This will not be even competitive.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
CC might be in the UFC top ten
1) Brock
2) Cain
3) JDS
4) Carwin
5) Mir
6) NOG
7) Roy Nelson
8) Kongo
9) Rothwell
10) Russow
11) Duffee
…never mind top 12
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
where the hell is that turd burglar anyway
Dammit danago please come back I need a good laugh
Das Butcher
by Das Butcher on Aug 17, 2010 12:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Im not that great at impersanating
Don’t kno why all u r hanging on danagos nuts. Shit Bruce Lee and I invented this mma shit. After I put him in the hospital he called me up asking where I learned my moves and wanted to write a book about my mad skills. We invented mma and no one can touxch my 500-0-1 record,
Das Butcher
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