#4 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Brendan Schaub
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At UFC 134, Minotauro Nogueira and Brendan Schaub faced trail by fire. The Brazilian legend had his back to the wall in front of his home crowd, having lost the UFC Heavyweight title and denied redemption by a ruthless Cain Velasquez.
Since being knocked out by Roy Nelson in the TUF10 finale, Brendan Schaub had finished 3 of his 4 wins and was looking to vault up the ranks and lay claim to the 265 lbs. belt. The consequence of the fight not lost on them, Big Nog and Big Brown did not draw a bead.
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What followed was a game of Russian Roulette, with the slightest misstep meaning ruin. Nogueira’s battle-tested chin would compound Schaub’s inexpertise as he overshot his mark and paid for it.
Minotauro had come home.
