In the Cage – Big Nog Out Three Months, Megumi Fujii Retires

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight match-ups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Women’s MMA pioneer, Megumi Fujii, has decided to retire after her October 3 fight at Vale Tudo Japan.

After 10 years, Fujii announced to the decision to retire via her Twitter account at 39-years-old. Fujii has never been stopped in her career and has won 26 fights with 19 of those wins coming by submission.

Fujii lost last year at Bellator 69 to Jessica Aguilar by decision and won her last time out in December at Vale Tudo Japan by decision over Mei Yamaguchi. Fujii has a career record of 26-2 and has only lost to the aforementioned Aguilar and Zoila Gurgel who, at the time, was one of the highest ranked female fighters in the world.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is facing yet another injury that will sideline him for an extended period of time.

Following his loss earlier this month to Fabricio Werdum, Big Nog has learned that he will be out for three months to repair ligament damage in his arm, according to his manager, Ed Soares, who released the news earlier this week on The MMA Hour.

Nogueira lost the fight to Werdum via armbar at UFC on FUEL TV 10 on June 8 marking the fourth loss in his last seven fights.

Soares also noted in the interview that Nogueira had no plans to retire despite the combination of the injury and the loss to Werdum.