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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's manager Ed Soares says the former PRIDE heavyweight champion is rehabbing and in good spirits. He hopes to return to the cage in early spring to late summer and he has an opponent in mind.

After the performance Jake Shields put in at UFC 121 against Martin Kampmann, many felt he didn't earn a title shot like company President Dana White has promised. He feels he deserves it and will go to great lengths to attain it.