Following his dominant win over Roy Nelson, Fabricio Werdum will look to take one step closer to a heavyweight title shot with a victory against Mike Russow at UFC 147, which will take place in Werdum’s home country of Brazil.
Russow, meanwhile, has won 11 straight fights and will attempt to use a win over the highly-ranked Werdum to springboard himself toward the top of the heavyweight division. However, after a less-than-spectacular showing in victory over John-Olav Einemo in his most recent fight, Russow will need to show serious improvement in order to pick up a win against Werdum.
As we ready for this fight that could shake up the heavyweight rankings, let’s take a look at what key areas Werdum and Russow have advantages over each other.