On April 11th the UFC will be heading to Abu Dhabi for the second time in its 20 year existence. It has been made official that the UFC will have heavyweights Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira and Roy Nelson square off as the headlining fight for UFC Fight Night 39.
Both men are coming off of losses in their most recent outings in the UFC. Roy Nelson most recently lost to rising contender Stipe Miocic amd Nogueira most recently lost to longtime heavyweight standout Fabricio Werdum. This is a fight between two big names in the UFC's Heavyweight Division. This fight could've been a big deal a few years ago, but isn't really appealing at this stage of their careers. Nogueira isnt going to be fighting for a place in the rankings and is simply fighting out the rest of his contract. Nelson can still earn a title shot, but this won't be a fight that will catapult him back to the top; it will simply put another W on his record. It's an interesting fight between to high level grapplers with good boxing.
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