Nogueira looks like the next opponent for UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

Results in brief:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Randy Couture via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Thiago Silva defeated Keith Jardine via KO (punch) at 1:35, round one

Jake Rosholt defeated Chris Leben via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:30, round three

Nate Marquardt defeated Demian Maia via KO at :21, round one

Brandon Vera defeated Krzystztof Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Aaron Simpson defeated Ed Herman via TKO (injury) at :17, round two

Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (strikes) at 2:27, round one

Mike Russow defeated Justin McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)

Todd Duffee defeated Tim Hague via KO at :07, round one Mark Munoz defeated Nick Catone via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Evan Dunham defeated Marcus Aurelio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Fighter awards and bonuses:

Fight of the Night: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture

Knockout of the Night: Nate Marquardt Submission of the Night: Jake Rosholt

Each fighter receives $60,000 on top of their fight purse.

Attendance at the Rose Garden Arena was 16, 088 and box office receipts were $1.92million