Minotauro Nogueira’s brother to join the UFC

Former UFC heavyweight champions Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira has revealed that his brother Antonio Rogerio ‘Minotoro’ Nogueira is set to join the UFC.

Rogerio has defeated the likes of Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Henderson and Alistair Overeem during his MMA career.

“[The UFC] already talked to him, they’re dealing with my brother, so for sure he’s coming to the UFC,” Rodrigo said Tuesday in a media call.

“You going to hear that. They’re almost closed the deal. There’s just some things – but he’s coming to the UFC. He’s here for sure.”

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