MMA

Antônio Rogério Nogueira hails from the town of Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, and trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo de la Riva. Along with his brother, Antônio trains with Black House MMA team. Although they are identical twins, Rogério can be distinguished from his brother by his lighter weight, and by the presence of a scar on his brother's lower back. He is also an instructor at the fight club in Miami, FL, along with his brother, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Nogi Worlds Champion Daniel Valverde. Nougueira�s MMA debut was in 2001 with a TKO victory over Shamoji Fujii. A grappling specialist, most of Nogueira's wins thus far have been by decision or use of a submission hold. On May 20, 2008 he officially signed with clothing company turned MMA promotion Affliction to fight at their inaugural event, Affliction Banned, against Vernon White. However, White was pulled from the card following failing a drug test. He was replaced by Edwin Dewees, whom Nogueira defeated by TKO. Notable Wins: Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Henderson