Rodrigo Nogueira out, Cro Cop vs. Mir at UFC 119

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira suffered an injury which will require surgery, forcing him out of his September 25th bout against Frank Mir. UFC promised a “big name” to replace the injured Nogueira and delivered when they announced Frank Mir will now be facing Mirko Cro Cop. (Read More After The Jump!)

Updated Main Card:

Main Event: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Frank Mir (Heavyweight)
Co-Main Event: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader (Light Heavyweight)
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle
Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens

More on this story as it develops.

(Source: Fighters Only Magazine)

Jon Kirschner is a young writer from New Jersey who watches mixed martial arts and kickboxing from around the world. Kirschner has been following MMA since 1998 and has been writing about it for 5 years. His work has appeared on Fox Sports and in SCRAPP! Fight Magazine.