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Fabricio Werdum talks about his fight with Fedor Emelianenko in last nights main event bout at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. He offers his thanks to his team and coaches in preparing him for this fight and couldn’t be happier with his victory over “The Last Emporer.”
“I trained on the ground,” Werdum said. “I trained standup. I trained wrestling. [Muhammad ‘King Mo’ Lawal], the champion, helped me. I trained everything, but the plan was on the ground because I started in jiu-jitsu. I’m training all the time in jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, boxing.
“It’s very important to be surrounded by a good vibe and people that believe in you. You have a team behind you, and they believe in you, and that helps you step-up your game.”
At one point of the post-fight press conference, Werdum jokes that he doesn’t remember being hit by Fedor and that maybe his brain got scrambled by the punch.
“I don’t remember the fight right now,” Werdum admitted. “I don’t have a memory of it right now. Fedor punched me?”
After the room erupted at what most thought was a joke, the Brazilian clarified his honesty.
“I’m not joking,” Werdum said. “I’m serious. Maybe those punches affected my mind. He’s a strong guy.”
HT: Transcription source MMAjunkie.com