By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

One of the most expected fights of the UFC history is confirmed to the UFC 102 main event. Former UFC and Pride champion, Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira enters the octagon to face Randy Couture, at August 29^th in Portland, United States. In exclusive interview to TATAME Magazine’s June’s issue, the Brazilian spoke about the fight.

“He’s a very expert and tactical fighter, will try to take me down and work on the ground and pound, I think he’s gonna believe in his striking, but my striking is better, I’m doing a lot of boxing. He’s an athlete. In the stand up, we’ll have a lot of things to show, I think it’s gonna be a great fight”, commented the Brazilian. Besides the heavyweight clash, other five Brazilian may fight in the UFC 102 octagon, like Demian Maia, Thiago Silva, Junior dos Santos, Wilson Gouveia and Gabriel Gonzaga.