It has been five years since Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1 MMA, 3-0 Strikeforce) defeated Alistair Overeem (34-11 MMA, 2-0 Strikeforce).
Overeem fell victim to Werdum’s world class submission skills in the second round and was defeated at PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute in 2006.
Since their fist meeting one fighter has went on to submit a legend and the other is the most hyped fighter not competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
BleacherReport.com profiles Werdum’s work since his first fight with Overeem and the training home he’s found in California.