Loretta Hunt reports that UFC 105 will feature a battle of Brazilians when Antonio Rogerio Nogueira faces Luis Arthur Cane:
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is set to make his Octagon debut against Luis Arthur Cane in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 105 on Nov. 14 in Manchester, England, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.
Sources have said the Brazilian pair have verbally agreed to the bout and are awaiting bout agreements.
This should be a very good fight between two top 10 fighters. No word on whether this is actually the main event for the show, but it should be an interesting standup war between two technical southpaw strikers. Cane tends to be the more aggressive of the two, while Nogueira generally likes to counter his opponents on their way in.
This should be a big test for Nogueira, who hasn’t fought a top opponent since his win over Alistair Overeem in 2006. At the same time, scheduling fights for Nogueira in the light heavyweight division is tricky, because he is unwilling to fight the champion of the division, Lyoto Machida.
Update: Bad news for UK fans (again), this fight will actually be on UFC 106.