Minotauro Nogueira

[Grievesy]

Now this may seem a bit quick as he has only just lost, but does anyone else think that Minotauro should seriously think about retiring.

The man is a warrior and has taken more of a beating over the course of his career than anyone else i can think of. He looks shot. Plus when your getting dropped three times by a someone like Frank Mir, you know it's time to hang em up.

[J_Roth]

It's time. Nog has had his hands full in his last few fights. Excellent career and no need to fight on.

[boxingcar]

Reality check...Nogueira should've retired in 2005...His rematch vs Barnett would've been a perfect way to finish his career..but he kept on going , and going...

[safe_pa]

:verysad I have to agree. He has done so much but enough is enough.

[am0kgonzo]

Reality check...Nogueira should've retired in 2005...His rematch vs Barnett would've been a perfect way to finish his career..but he kept on going , and going...

This.

[Sweet Pea]

Reality check...Nogueira should've retired in 2005...His rematch vs Barnett would've been a perfect way to finish his career..but he kept on going , and going...
That was '06, was it not?

[boxingcar]

That was '06, was it not?

I think you're right..

[boxingcar]

Ok i just saw nog's resume
his last fight vs barnett was on 12/31/2006 (which he won by UD)
their first fight was on the 9/10/2006 (lost by split dec )

[audio101]

He looked like DLH, too slow and old to react to any of the punches. It's odd how Rogan never brought that up.

[thebrodstar]

I;d say M ir was working on his standup. He looked better than I can ever remember. I was really sad to see Nog lose....

[Tuffnutz]

Yes, he needs to retire along with Wand.

[AJAX]

I;d say M ir was working on his standup. He looked better than I can ever remember. I was really sad to see Nog lose....

Good job by Mir realizing that if he could beat Nog in the standup that there ground games would nulify each other. That's the best Mir we have seen so far.

[ShadowWorks]

Nog needs the money and platform the UFC gives him, millions more people know of him because of the UFC, you don't always win to make more money and this will be his pension plan.

[jimmie]

Part of me would still like to see Couture-Nog.

[québecwarrior]

Part of me would still like to see Couture-Nog.
Couture by KO round 2
could be nice for COuture to retire on a victory, even on a shot Nog

[Rattler]

He's still got the jits to win over most guys, but you can't waste Nog on a bunch of nobodies.

The day has passed where he can beat the premier guys, unless they decide to play in his wheelhouse, so unless he's willing to become a gatekeeper for the prospects to go through, then he's better off retiring or going somewhere he can be the top dog again - because the competition at the top of the UFC has surpassed him now.

[Tyga]

Am I the only one who thinks Nog shouldn't retire?

Maybe we should give Mir some credit? He did execute a pretty damn good strategy. When he dropped Nog in the first round he let Minotauro back up. And I was praying to god that he would stay in Rodrigo's guard so that Nog could catch him in a submission. But Frank knew better. Mir fought the perfect fight! He came in excellent condition. His striking looked superb. Nog looked exactly the same as he did in his fights against Herring and Sylvia. I think most of you are forgetting the fact that Nog does get beat up in most of his fights. He takes a lot of punishment. But should he call it quits? I don't think so. I think Rodrigo will learn from this and come back an even better fighter.

[jimmie]

Am I the only one who thinks Nog shouldn't retire?

Maybe we should give Mir some credit? He did execute a pretty damn good strategy. When he dropped Nog in the first round he let Minotauro back up. And I was praying to god that he would stay in Rodrigo's guard so that Nog could catch him in a submission. But Frank knew better. Mir fought the perfect fight! He came in excellent condition. His striking looked superb. Nog looked exactly the same as he did in his fights against Herring and Sylvia. I think most of you are forgetting the fact that Nog does get beat up in most of his fights. He takes a lot of punishment. But should he call it quits? I don't think so. I think Rodrigo will learn from this and come back an even better fighter.

You might be right about him coming back. Mir did have a great strategy the first knock down he just backed up wasting very little time and he caught him agian soon afterwards. Frank Mir had what 6-7 months to train for this fight he knew he had his work cut out for him and its obvious he worked alot of boxing for this fight.

[MaliSlamusrex]

well Nog has been hurt in fights, and i mean hurt so he cant train for probablly months. he has taken alot of beatings and thats something he should think about.

Nog is a MMA superlegend, he is probablly the most respected guy out there, if he retires now he can do anything, if he waits and looses alot of fights the oppertunities will be gone.