Coming to terms with Nog's looming retirement

Last weekend’s UFC 190 generated a lot of buzz, mostly because women’s bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey knocked out Brazilian prospect Bethe Correia in 34 seconds - something I wouldn’t have believed had I not seen it several times Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Rousey’s impressive win wasn’t the only thing that resonated with me that evening. Halfway through the main card, I watched former heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — known affectionately as “Big Nog” and “Minotauro” — square off against Dutch fighter Stefan Struve — also known as “Skyscraper” due to his 6-foo...