Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira said his most recent fight, a brutal knockout loss 15 months ago to Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night 39, made him “rethink his career.” But it wasn’t in the way you might expect, or maybe even hope, if you’ve followed the Brazilian veteran’s MMA odyssey, now in its 16th year. Nogueira (34-9-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC), who on Saturday fights relative youngster Stefan Struve (25-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) at UFC 190, will forever be known as one of the toughest vets in MMA history, and he isn’t going out on anyone else’s terms. The former PRIDE champ and twin brother of UFC light heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira told MMAjunkie he didn’t consider taking a step back from fighting after the Nelson los, nor did he consider stepping away for good from the cage. Instead, he came back more motivated to fight. “I made some mistakes, especially in training,” said Nogueira, 39, who meets Struve on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 190 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
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