Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will take on Cain Velasquez in a key fight during UFC 110 on February 21st, 2010. This fight was expected to take place on January 2nd, 2010 as part of UFC 108, but Nogueira had to cancel due to a staph infection. This fight should reveal the # 1 contender for UFC Heavyweight Championship.

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Nogueira is a 33-year-old fighter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He stands at 6′3 and weighs 265lbs. His nickname is Minotauro and Big Nog. He is known best for his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and one of the best-mixed martial artists of all time. He started training to fight at the age of 4 and has been successful since then. Nogueira is 32-5-1 in professional fights. His latest bout was a win over Randy Couture in August of 2009 in UFC 102. Before that the Brazilian was knocked out by American Frank Mir in UFC 92.

Cain Velasquez, from California is of Mexican descent. He wrestled in high school and college.  He was the high school state champion at Kofa High School, All American at Arizona State and National Champion at Iowa Central Community College. Velasquez, nicknamed “American” stands 6′1 and weight 238lbs. He currently fights out of San Jose, California. His last fight was on October 24th, 2009 where he knocked out American Ben Rothwell in UFC 104. That event took place in Los Angeles. Velasquez is undefeated in his professional fighting career, with his first win coming in October of 2006. Six of his seven wins have come via TKO. Velasquez will turn 28 in July.

This fight appears to be a dandy. With his unbeaten mark on the line, it would be extremely tough to bet against Velasquez, but currently he stands as a slight underdog. BetUs.com has Nogueira listed at -110, with Velasquez coming in a -120.

This appears to be one of the closest lines in recent UFC betting. At Bodog.Com, you can grab Velasquez at -110, and Nogueira at -120.

SportsBook.Com has the most wide open Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez Odds. At SportsBook.Com you can get odds of +105 on a Nogueira victory. Whilst Velasques is a -135 underdog! So if you do fancy a Nogueira victory we suggest putting your bets on quick as these odds are likely to change soon and fall in line with the odds offered by other online sportsbooks.