Fresh off of his first round knock-out victory over Luiz Cane at UFC 106, Antônio Rogério ‘Little Nog’ Nogueira (18-3) talked with Tatame.com about being the UFC light-heavyweight division and his hopes that one day, Brazilian fighters would dominate the entire weight class.

Nogueira was also talked about wanting a rematch with Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, as it was the only bout he felt he “choked” in his performance during the fight, losing a unanimous decision to his fellow Brazilian in 2005.

Tatame: Now that you signed with the UFC to fight in the light-heavyweight division, which, according to the specialists, is the deepest one in MMA, your intention is evidently to fight for the title, and as so, who would be, today, your biggest opponents, and in your opinion will the title alternate between Brazilians for many years?
Antônio Rogério Nogueira: Now there are lots of good guys in that division, including Brazilians, that are showing their strength, like Thiago Silva, Lyoto, myself, there are a lot of strong guys in the division, the Americans as well, like Jardine, Evans, the category is very strong. I hope that the Brazilians dominate the division. God willing, it will happen.

Tatame: You and Shogun had one of the biggest fights in the history of Pride, in which he took the decision. What do you think you should have done extra to have won that fight?
Antônio Rogério Nogueira: It’s tough to say man. Shogun is a great fighter, a great champion and he was in the best stage of his career til today. He has his merits, at the end of the fight I tried to take his back… If I had finished the fight there at his back, I would have been able to change the story of the fight.