UFC 153: Antonio Minotauro Nogueira fought Dave Herman with a broken rib

If you thought Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looked somewhat less than his best at UFC 153 against Dave Herman, you weren't imagining things. Nogueira has…

By: Nate Wilcox | 11 years ago
UFC 153: Antonio Minotauro Nogueira fought Dave Herman with a broken rib
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If you thought Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looked somewhat less than his best at UFC 153 against Dave Herman, you weren’t imagining things. Nogueira has revealed to Tatame.com that he suffered a broken rib in training three weeks before the bout.

Nogueira took the fight on short notice as it was and only had one week of training before hurting his rib.

Nogueira spoke to Sensei Sport TV (translation by Google):

“Fractured my rib three weeks ago on my right side. I went to the doctor, I took a local anesthetic to be able to train and when he (Dave Herman) gave me a shot there, gave me a shortness of breath and took a swung from one side to the other to see what had happened, had broken. There was a big break, but got scared when the kick hit him.”

Nogueira survived the scare to come back and submit Herman with an arm bar in the second round.

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Nate Wilcox
Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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