Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson set for UFC 109

Sakara=Excitement · #1 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 04:43 PM

Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson set for UFC 109 | MMAjunkie.com

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The UFC's annual Super Bowl weekend card has another addition following the booking of a lightweight bout between Phillipe Nover (5-2-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and Rob Emerson (8-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC).

A source close to one of the competitors confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that the fight has been signed.

UFC 109 takes place Feb. 6 in Las Vegas. As MMAjunkie.com reported last week, the event likely takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center and airs on pay-per-view.

No main event has been determined for the show.

Nover, the lightweight runner-up on "The Ultimate Fighter 8," could be fighting for his life in the organization. The native New Yorker and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt dropped a unanimous decision to Efrain Escudero at the live finale for "TUF 8" and then dropped a first-round TKO to Kyle Bradley at UFC 98 in May.

Nover was then slated to fight Sam Stout at UFC Fight Night 19 in September. However, on the day of the fight, Nover suffered a seizure in his dressing room and was pulled from the card. He's since been cleared to resume training.

Emerson, meanwhile, looks to get back on track following back-to-back losses to Kurt Pellegrino (submission) and Rafael dos Anjos (decision) in his two most recent bouts. Prior to the skid, Emerson, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 5," fought Gray Maynard to a no-contest at the show's live finale before posting a pair of victories over Keita Nakamura (decision) and Manny Gamburyan (knockout).

Prior to the losses, Emerson, who began his career with a 2-6 mark, went 6-0 (with the no-decision) during a seven-fight stretch.

For complete coverage of UFC 109, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

With both fighters coming off back to back losses, the loser will definitely be cut from the UFC.

jlruthven84 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 05:16 PM

The UFC probably want Nover to take this, seeing as how they're matching him up with a pretty one-dimensional kickboxer/scrapper in Emerson. We've begun seeing several TUF winners and runners-up on the verge of washing out of the organization, and I hope we don't remember Nover as the one able to do that the quickest.

b1uef1ow · #3 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 05:55 PM

Nover FTW.