Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira says he will be “100 per cent” fit for his fight with Randy Couture at UFC 102, a far cry from his condition going into his last fight with Frank Mir.

Nogueira was stopped for the first time in his career at UFC 92 in December when he faced Mir, but he was not in good shape going into the bout, which negated his trademark jiu jitsu.

“I wasn’t getting to take the fight to the floor. I had an injury two weeks before the fight when I went to USA. I had my knee hurt and tore my meniscus and it messed up my standing training and takedowns,” he told to Karla Crys – Brasil Combate Staff – this weekend.

“My knee displaced many times during the fight. I wasn’t well at all. I wasn’t 100%. Now it’s time to train harder and face Randy.”

Having had surgery since the fight, he is now recovered and into his training camp, which will include sessions with UFC middleweight boss Anderson Silva.

Nogueira also said he has his eyes on the UFC heavyweight title belt (he previously held the interim version) although he declined to comment on Brock Lesnar until the Couture fight has taken place.

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