If Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is the UFC interim heavy weight champ, why was he on affliction?

Question

Anyone know if his contract with the UFC ended or does he have some kind of stipulaiton that allows him to fight outside of the UFC?

Answer 1

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Big Nog) is the UFC interim heavyweight champion.  His twin brother, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Lil' Nog) fought on the Affliction card last night.  They both competed for Pride before its collapse.

Answer 2

You've got Big Nog, and Lil Nog, they both look exactly the same, and they're both named Antonio Nogueira. So I can see how you'd be confused.

But Lil Nog fought at Affliction, and Big Nog was in his corner.