Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has withdrawn from his co-headlining light heavyweight contest against Brandon Vera at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas due to injury, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple sources.Nogueira, the brother of former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, suffered a fractured ankle, said both sources. Nogueira’s manager, Ed Soares, could not be initially reached to confirm the injury.
With Nogueira out, it looks as though Jon Jones will be stepping in to face Vera instead. Brandon himself had the following to say on his twitter page:
"just found out I'm firing Jon Bones Jones on March 21st in Denver Colorado. hope u heard it here first!!!!"
