Rothwell to return in August, possibly against Nog or Schaub

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/5/5/2155057/roth-is-well-big-ben-set-to-return-this-august
LSC: When are you getting back in the cage?
Big Ben: It looks like August.

LSC: Why didn't you fight Shane Carwin?
Big Ben: Cuz' Carwin didn't want to wait until August.

LSC: Who have they talked about you fighting in August?
Big Ben: They (UFC/Joe Silva) want me to face Brendan Schaub or Antonio Nogueira.

he looks like he gained some muscle and lost some of that belly fat

Hmm could Big Nog take Rothwell at this stage ?

Rothwell never looked the part of the top ten fighter he was billed as in the UFC and is coming off a huge lay off. Nog would beat him silly. Schaub would knock him cold.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Rothwell never looked the part of the top ten fighter he was billed as in the UFC and is coming off a huge lay off. Nog would beat him silly. Schaub would knock him cold.

Nog is 34 coming off a year of inactivity which saw him have surgery. Plus he's been knocked out twice in his last three fights.

Against Cain and in a bad fight where he was sick. Otherwise he has had good boxing in his UFC run and has not be out worked on the ground or against the fence by the likes of Couture. How long has it been since Rothwell has fought? He is coming off a blown knee and a broken nose with a year on inactivity himself. They each only have four fights since 2008. In those four fights, Nog lost only to recent UFC champions while also defeating two former recent HW champions while Rothwell also lost by KO or TKO to two former UFC champions, with his wins being over nobodies.

This is Nog's fight to lose.

Reports Nog targeting Rio still, wants Mirko.