‘Minotouro’ Nogueira out to prove he still has it after ‘unfair’ loss to Shogun Rua

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is once again in a losing streak, but sees Patrick Cummins as the perfect opportunity to prove he still has it.

As he inches closer to the 15th anniversary of his mixed martial arts debut, “Minotouro” has his back against the wall following losses to Anthony Johnson and Mauricio Rua, which dropped him to 4-4 under the UFC banner. When he returns at UFC 198, scheduled for May 14 in Curitiba, Brazil, Nogueira expects his striking to be too much for Cummins.

“His timing with the takedowns can make a big difference, so I’ll use my boxing, muay thai and knees a lot in this fight,” Nogueira said during a recent media scrum. “I won’t be apprehensive, thinking about what he’s going to do. I’ll use my game to kill his.

“I’ve been fighting wrestlers for a long time,” Nogueira continued. “(Ryan) Bader, Phil Davis, Tito (Ortiz), Rashad (Evans). They are all good wrestlers, and that gave me knowledge in training to prepare for wrestlers. I also brought two Russians in to prepare me for this fight.”

Cummins will be back in action six months after a …

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