BY JOE FERRARO
sportsnet.ca
It appears Brendan "The Hybrid" Schaub (8-1) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (36-6-1) will face each other at UFC 134: Silva vs Okami.
A source has confirmed that the bout has been verbally agreed to by both parties, with the two set to be added to the main card which will take place on Aug. 27th at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Schaub is riding a four-fight winning streak, with his last bout being a knockout victory over Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic at UFC 128 in March.
Minotauro has not seen action inside the Octagon since February of 2010, a knockout loss suffered at the hands of Cain Velasquez, who has since become the UFC heavyweight champion. The Brazilian has been sidelined due to various injuries and surgery to his hips and knee.
Here's a look at the rest of the rumoured card for UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami:
Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Spencer Fisher
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
