At age 40, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is primarily getting by on his legendary toughness and his extraordinary heart.
Unfortunately, that's not nearly enough to win a fight with a thoroughbred like Ryan Bader.
Bader absolutely worked over "Li'l Nog" in the main event of UFC Fight Night 100 on Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Bader used effortless takedowns to set up brutal ground-and-pound assaults.
Match Highlights
Only Nogueira's resilience enabled him to last into the third round at Gymasio Ibrapuera, as he absorbed a beating from Bader until the bout was finally waved off at the 3:51 mark for a TKO.
Bader, who was fighting on the last bout of his UFC contract, has won two straight and seven of eight. His 15 UFC wins place him just one behind Jon Jones for most at light heavyweight in the modern era.
"I started kind of slow a little bit, it took a couple rounds to get going," said Bader (22-5), who also defeated Nogueira at UFC 119. "I turned it on in the third round, turned it on in the ground and pound, postured up and landed some big blows. I've been there before and I paid for it when I had guys hurt, In the first I thought I had him, but I picked my spots. I knew it would come eventually but I wanted to wait for the right spot."
Nogueira (22-8) has dropped three of his past four fights.
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