Undefeated records travel to the world of MMA to die. Auras of invincibility routinely perish in this sport, disappearing in a flash of punches, kicks, elbows and submissions. Yesterday’s “best ever” is today’s “overrated” is tomorrow’s “forgotten relic,” and so it goes. At UFC 188 Saturday evening in Mexico City, Fabricio Werdum completed the circle […]
Undefeated records travel to the world of MMA to die. Auras of invincibility routinely perish in this sport, disappearing in a flash of punches, kicks, elbows and submissions. Yesterday’s “best ever” is today’s “overrated” is tomorrow’s “forgotten relic,” and so it goes. At UFC 188 Saturday evening in Mexico City, Fabricio Werdum completed the circle […]
Fabricio Werdum has gained a number of fans in the years since he upset Fedor Emelianenko back in Strikeforce, but none have been as big or loyal as Pride legend Wanderlei Silva. So when Vai Cavalo became the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion by defeating Cain Velasquez at UFC 188, you know that there were few […]
Fabricio Werdum has gained a number of fans in the years since he upset Fedor Emelianenko back in Strikeforce, but none have been as big or loyal as Pride legend Wanderlei Silva. So when Vai Cavalo became the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion by defeating Cain Velasquez at UFC 188, you know that there were few […]
Fabricio Werdum was the biggest winner on Saturday night in Mexico at UFC 188. The 37-year-old Brazilian defeated Cain Velasquez by guillotine choke in the third round of the main event. Werdum won the undisputed heavyweight championship with the victory. He was the interim champion and Velasquez the recognized king of the division coming into […]
Fabricio Werdum was the biggest winner on Saturday night in Mexico at UFC 188. The 37-year-old Brazilian defeated Cain Velasquez by guillotine choke in the third round of the main event. Werdum won the undisputed heavyweight championship with the victory. He was the interim champion and Velasquez the recognized king of the division coming into […]
UFC 188 brought a strange sort of clarity to the grand scheme of the heavyweight division. Showcasing two of the finest heavyweights competing today—Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez—the UFC’s latest event proved the more things change, the more things stay the same in the big boys’ division. Prior to his latest fight in Mexico City, […]
UFC 188 brought a strange sort of clarity to the grand scheme of the heavyweight division. Showcasing two of the finest heavyweights competing today—Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez—the UFC’s latest event proved the more things change, the more things stay the same in the big boys’ division. Prior to his latest fight in Mexico City, […]
Newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum wasted no time in calling out his next opponent, and he chose the same man he had just defeated. Speaking with Ariel Helwani after his UFC 188 main event against former heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez, Werdum said he’d like his first title defense to be a rematch of […]
Newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum wasted no time in calling out his next opponent, and he chose the same man he had just defeated. Speaking with Ariel Helwani after his UFC 188 main event against former heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez, Werdum said he’d like his first title defense to be a rematch of […]
Fabricio Werdum‘s nickname is Vai Cavalo, but perhaps it should be “The Legend Killer.” On Saturday night at UFC 188, the 37-year-old knocked off another seemingly indestructible opponent and became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion. Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round in Mexico City in what will go down as one of the […]
Fabricio Werdum‘s nickname is Vai Cavalo, but perhaps it should be “The Legend Killer.” On Saturday night at UFC 188, the 37-year-old knocked off another seemingly indestructible opponent and became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion. Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round in Mexico City in what will go down as one of the […]