UFC 119: Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Fight Picks & Predictions: The co-main event in tonight’s UFC 119 consists of two guys looking to move into title contention in the UFC’s stacked light heavyweight division, as undefeated sports betting odds favorite (12-0-0) Ryan “Darth” Bader [-200 ML] takes on a very dangerous opponent in (19-3-0) Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira [+160 ML].
“I get asked about Jon Jones a lot,” Bader said. “He’s a tough, tough fighter and he’s very athletic and exciting. I 
want to get to the title, and to get there you have to beat the top guys, whether it’s [Quinton] ‘Rampage’ [Jackson], [Lyoto] Machida, Jon Jones, Little Nog [Nogueira], whoever. They’re top guys for a reason.”
This exiting 205-pound fight takes place tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, and it’ll be broadcasted live on PPV. Can this former Division I All-American catapult himself into the UFC light heavyweight’s top-10 with a win over the world-famous Brazilian?
“In wrestling, you’re just so ingrained into working hard and going through the grind of drilling, every day and every day,” Bader said. “You go from September-October through March and if you’re one of the guys at a national level, you go all year. And it’s just, ‘Push, push, push.’ Wrestlers develop a mentality that I think they’ll do anything to get better, and that’s kind of how I’ve been. I’ve wanted to get into the cage and think I haven’t done enough to prepare for the fight.”
While Bader comes in with a perfect 12-0 record, which includes 4-0 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Minotoro is also unbeaten in the UFC with two victories over Jason Brilz and Luis Cane. “Ryan Bader does not have my experience,” said Little Nog. “I’ve been fighting for nearly a decade. This will be a huge advantage for me… Bader will have the first loss of his career.”
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