Joe Riggs and Andrei Arlovski are sharing a UFC card for the first time since UFC 55 back in 2005.
That's when "The Pitbull" slept Paul Buentello, on the same night "Diesel" stopped Chris Lytle on a cut. Now they're both back inside the Octagon for the UFC Fight Night 51 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on FOX Sports 1, which takes place on Sept. 13, 2014 inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia.
While Arlovski battles "Bigfoot" Silva in the main event, Riggs will take on Paulo Thiago, thanks to an injury to Mike Rhodes which bounced him from the event, according to Combate.
Riggs (40-14) is the winner of six straight, including his "Fight Master" tournament victory over Mike Bronzoulis at Bellator 106 last November. "Diesel" -- still only 31 -- is perhaps best remembered by UFC fans for his post-fight brawl with Nick Diaz inside a Las Vegas hospital just hours after UFC 57.
But that was then. This is now.
Thiago (15-7) rose to fame by knocking out Josh Koscheck in his Octagon debut way back in 2009, but hasn't done much since. Despite showing early promise, the Brazilian cop is a dismal 2-6 since strangling Mike Swick over four years ago. He was last seen dropping a unanimous decision against the unheralded Gasan Umalatov back in May.
Who takes this battle of grizzled veterans?
For more on UFC Fight Night 51 check out the current "Bigfoot vs. Silva" fight card and rumors here.