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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira injured, out of bout with Alexander Gustafsson in March 2014

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That didn’t take long, did it? Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, the less durable of the Nogueira twins, has withdrawn from his scheduled bout with Alexander Gustafsson  in 2014 citing a lingering back injury. This happened merely 5 days after the fight was announced.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira injured, out of bout with Alexander Gustafsson in March 2014

The news was reported earlier today by MMAFighting.com, who confirmed it both with a reputable source close to Team Nogueira and with UFC head honcho Dana White.

This marks the 5th fight in the past 4 years that “Lil Nog” has pulled out of. No replacement has been announced at this time. Stay tuned to MMASucka.com for more as this situation develops.

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Justin Pierrot is MMASucka.com's resident musicologist and TUF aficionado. When not looking after his family or writing his weekly pieces, he's making music as Stormland or building Gundam models.

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