At age 40, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is primarily getting by on his legendary toughness and his extraordinary heart.
Unfortunately, that's not nearly enough to win a fight with a thoroughbred like Ryan Bader.
Bader absolutely worked over "Li'l Nog" in the main event of UFC Fight Night 100 on Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Bader used effortless takedowns to set up brutal ground-and-pound assaults.
Only Nogueira's resilience enabled him to last into the third round at Gymasio Ibrapuera, as he absorbed a beating from Bader until the bout was finally waved off at the 3:51 mark for a TKO.