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Last weekend, on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo, 42-year-old MMA legend\u00a0Antonio Rogerio Nogueira stepped into the Octagon for the first time in two years, having been sidelined by a lengthy United States Anti-Doping Agency suspension. His opponent in this return to action was brick-fisted 32-year-old Sam Alvey.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Given the circumstances of this matchup, many fans seemed to count Antonio Rogerio Nogueira out against Sam Alvey \u2014 and understandably so. The odds seemed to be stacked against him.<\/p>\n

In the end, however, the Brazilian legend managed to win in the most impressive fashion possible, putting his opponent down with a volley of thunderous punches in the secondround.<\/p>\n

With this massive victory, Nogueira turns back the clock and reasserts himself as one of the key players in the undeniably shallow UFC light heavyweight division. And while he understands his\u00a0retirement<\/a>\u00a0is probably not far off, he seems content to continue fighting for the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI intend on coming back to fight,\u201d Antonio Rogerio Nogueira said at the UFC Sao Paulo press conference (via MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cI want to come back. I want to feel the octagon again. For as long as I can train well. And if my back injury doesn\u2019t put me to the side, I intend on fighting again.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Nogueira intends to keep fighting so long as he’s healthy, he also understands that retirement talk is a natural thing for fighters of his age. He will seriously consider those talks when the time is right, but having defeated Alvey, he’s keen to get back in there soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s normal due to my age,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m 42. I think in the UFC, there\u2019s not many fighters my age. Dan Henderson and Randy Couture fought at 44, 45 years old. But definitely I have to think about my retirement.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not something out of the question, but I think tonight\u2019s performance maybe will put that to the side a little bit more. I intend on fighting this year again; I\u2019m going to ask to see if I can fight before the end of the year, or the beginning of next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira after UFC Sao Paulo?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/24\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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