UFC 153 News: With Aldo and Rampage Off Card, Nogueira vs. Herman in Co-Main

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Yesterday, it was announced by UFC President Dana White that both Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo would be missing UFC 153 and it was unclear as to what was going to happen for each man’s opponents.

Per MMA Fighting, Frankie Edgar will not be meeting another combatant on the card. The co-main event is now “Big Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Dave “Pee Wee” Herman per Tatame. [source]

With rumors swirling of a Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva main event, it is only a matter of days before we’ll know for sure what is happening with yet another cursed UFC event.

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