Jiu-jitsu world champion Talita Nogueira in talks with the UFC

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: July 12, 2014 at 10:37 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/jiu-jitsu-world-champion-talita-nogueira-in-talks-with-the-ufc.63203/

By
Karim Zidan
on Jul 12 2014, 10:00a
Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting
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Jiu-Jitsu world champion Talita Nogueira is currently in the process of negotiating a contract with the UFC and hopes to expose Rousey’s “flaws” in the near future.
Undefeated jiu-jitsu specialist Talita Nogueira could soon become the latest addition to the UFC women's bantamweight division.
The decorated world champion revealed that her manager is currently in negotiations with the UFC's matchmaker and hopes to get a deal ironed out sooner rather than later.
"My manager is talking to
Sean Shelby
and the UFC, that's why I'm staying in shape and training hard already," Nogueira told
MMAFighting.com
. "I always competed at 163 pounds in jiu-jitsu, so I cut down to 145 to fight MMA. But the UFC only has the 135 weight class, so I have to go down to 135. I'm staying at 151 now so it's going to be easy to cut to 135."
Apart from her notable achievements as a jiu-jitsu blackbelt, Nogueira is also 6-0 as a professional mixed martial artist and is looking to add to those wins in the octagon. While she does not expect an immediate shot at the reigning champion, she believes her background will give her the necessary tools to expose
Ronda Rousey's
"flaws."
"I always said, since day one, that a good jiu-jitsu girl, with a good strategy, beats Ronda Rousey. She has a lot of flaws in her jiu-jitsu. Maybe I defeat her with an armbar. Who knows?"
Nogueira did not take kindly to Rousey's comments regarding jiu-jitsu practitioners, and suggested that the champ may not even be able to hold her own against a world champion purple belt.
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"We know it's all marketing, she wants headlines, but she was disrespectful with the jiu-jitsu girls," Nogueira responded. "She already lost in judo, now she says she can beat any jiu-jitsu black belt? I don't even think she beats a top purple belt like Ana Carolina Vieira."
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: esok
Date: July 12, 2014 at 12:50 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/jiu-jitsu-world-champion-talita-nogueira-in-talks-with-the-ufc.63203/

Man she needs to worry about her flaws in MMA before she talks about the champ. This is the same thing with Holly, talking about a title shot. They talk about her being disrespectful and then say stuff like she won't beat a purple belt. I know most top level people can beat top level people in any competition but they should be glad THEY are getting headlines. Not many women can do what Rhonda has done in the MMA world. They're all fighting under the same rules and they can call her a one trick pony but she's manhandled these chicks, this is what Brock was supposed to be. Noguiera needs to fight the Tates, Nunes, Cat, Coenen, Carmouche and dominate before she talks about flaws. Hope she workout a deal and ends up in the UFC though.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: pridefighter27
Date: July 12, 2014 at 01:02 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/jiu-jitsu-world-champion-talita-nogueira-in-talks-with-the-ufc.63203/

She related to the Nog Bros?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jowest9992000
Date: July 12, 2014 at 01:48 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/jiu-jitsu-world-champion-talita-nogueira-in-talks-with-the-ufc.63203/

It would be good to see some BJJ champs in the UFC famale divison. If she is a world champion of course she is gonna what to face the best in MMA, but Ronda with the Judo base probably isn't the easiest to take down. It would be good to see RR grabbling with a BJJ world champ though

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: thedoop
Date: July 12, 2014 at 02:18 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/jiu-jitsu-world-champion-talita-nogueira-in-talks-with-the-ufc.63203/

lets f---ing go
let's get some actual top level BJJ in the women's divisions

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jorge P
Date: July 12, 2014 at 02:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/jiu-jitsu-world-champion-talita-nogueira-in-talks-with-the-ufc.63203/

esok said:
Man she needs to worry about her flaws in MMA before she talks about the champ. This is the same thing with Holly, talking about a title shot. They talk about her being disrespectful and then say stuff like she won't beat a purple belt. I know most top level people can beat top level people in any competition but they should be glad THEY are getting headlines. Not many women can do what Rhonda has done in the MMA world. They're all fighting under the same rules and they can call her a one trick pony but she's manhandled these chicks, this is what Brock was supposed to be. Noguiera needs to fight the Tates, Nunes, Cat, Coenen, Carmouche and dominate before she talks about flaws. Hope she workout a deal and ends up in the UFC though.
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Good points. That said, Ronda and her team like to talk a great deal at how they'd beat champions in those champions own disciplines. Boxing, BJJ, etc. Ronda called out the JJ world in JJ, not MMA. But she has not shown the willingness to back up her claims by competing in JJ.
Talita is backing up her talk by coming to MMA to work to a shot at Ronda. It would be refreshing to see Ronda back up her talk by competing in JJ or boxing. At this point, Ronda is talking trash she isn't willing to back up. That's very disheartening to see in someone who is world champion.