This was originally contributed by me to Latest Sports Gossip
The twin brother of former heavyweight champion Antonio Minotauro Nogueira has been proposed a fight that would headline UFC 105 in Manchester, England and place Lil Nog against Dan Henderson in his UFC debut.
The two fighters have met before. The fight was in 2005 and Nogueira scored a submission victory over Dan Henderson.
According to InsideFights.com, "If Henderson agrees to the fight, it indicates that he’s given up on trying to land a shot at Anderson Silva. Henderson feels like he earned a rematch with Silva with his knockout win over Michael Bisping at UFC 100, but Silva claims that Henderson should have to face Nate Marquardt to determine the top contender. Henderson claimed in recent weeks that he would move back to light heavyweight if he wasn’t granted an immediate match with Silva."
There is also a rumored replacement. If Nogueira and Henderson do not agree to take the fight it is widely speculated that welterweight Matt Hughes could face Mike Swick in the main event. Swick had previously pulled out of his match with Martin Kampmann that was scheduled for UFC 103.
The co-main event for this fight card will be Michael Bisping vs Dennis Kang.
Other bouts expected for the UFC 105 card include:
Dan Hardy vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Matt Brown vs. James Wilks
Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley
DaMarques Johnson vs. Peter Sobotta
Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner
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