It appears Brendan "The Hybrid" Schaub (8-1) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (36-6-1) may be facing one another at UFC 134: Silva vs Okami.
A source has informed that the bout has been verbally agreed to by both parties, with the two set to be added to the main card, taking place on August 27th, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Schaub is riding a four fight winning streak, with his last bout a knockout victory over Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic at UFC 128 in March.
Minotauro has not seen action inside the octagon since February of 2010, a knockout loss suffered to the hands of Cain Velasquez, who has since become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. The living legend from Brazil has been sidelined due to various injuries and surgery to his hips and knee.
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Here's a look at the rest of the rumoured card for UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami:
Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Spencer Fisher
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
A source has informed that the bout has been verbally agreed to by both parties, with the two set to be added to the main card, taking place on August 27th, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Schaub is riding a four fight winning streak, with his last bout a knockout victory over Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic at UFC 128 in March.
Minotauro has not seen action inside the octagon since February of 2010, a knockout loss suffered to the hands of Cain Velasquez, who has since become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. The living legend from Brazil has been sidelined due to various injuries and surgery to his hips and knee.
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More changes for UFC 131
Here's a look at the rest of the rumoured card for UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami:
Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Spencer Fisher
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
