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UFC 156: Rashad Evans did less than Rogerio Nogueira

Sunday February 3, 2013 12:09 AM By Mark La Monica

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, right, trades punches with Rashad

Photo credit: AP

Rashad Evans lacked any worry, he said, heading into his UFC 156 fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Not his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, of which he is a black belt. Not his boxing, of which he was a Pan-American Games bronze medalist.

Well, when their fight went to the judges, there had to be some worry in the mind of the former light heavyweight champion. Not so much because of the general...

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