Nogueira-Cannonier heads to Winnipeg

Top light heavyweights will make the trip to Winnipeg on Dec. 16, as veteran Brazilian star Rogerio Nogueira faces hard-hitting Jared Cannonier in a UFC Fight Night bout at Bell MTS Place.Also made official on Thursday was a middleweight matchup between Alessio Di Chirico and Oluwale Bamgbose.One of Brazil's top fighting exports, the No. 11-ranked Nogueira first made his name in Japan's PRIDE organization before making his way to the Octagon in 2009. Since then, he has defeated the likes of Rash