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Strikeforce heavyweight, and former UFC fighter, Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1) is busy preparing himself for his upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament quarterfinal bout with Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem. The two men will meet on June 18 in Dallas, Texas in the headliner for that Strikeforce show.
With the news this past weekend that Zuffa had purchased Strikeforce, Werdum was sought out for his thoughts on the deal, now that his paycheck is once again issued by the UFC’s parent company.
Speaking to Tatame.com, Werdum noted that after his stunning victory over Fedor Emelianenko last June, that the UFC offered to sign him.
“Strikeforce was doing well, growing strongly, but let’s face the facts, the UFC is the best of the world, a stronger brand… You have to unit with the best”, the black belt said, revealing that the UFC tried to sign him after he defeated Emelianenko, back in 2010. “Now I can say, right? (laughs) Joe Silva told me to call him as soon as I was ‘free’, to call him to negotiate, but now we’re at the same home again (laughs).”