While UFC 146 will feature a main card full of heavyweights, two highly regarded big men will has to wait until UFC 147 to throw down.
Fabricio Werdum and Mike Russow are set to square off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this June.
The bout features two fighters currently making waves in the UFC’s heaviest division. Russow holds an unblemished UFC record of 4-0 and is riding an impressive 11 fight win streak, while Werdum is coming off an impressive win over Roy Nelson.
This is an early breakdown of the fight. We will examine the various elements of combat that will determine who comes out on top, including striking, wrestling, grappling and intangibles.
For each category one fighter will earn an extreme, significant, moderate or slight edge over his opponent. If the matchup is deemed too close to call, it will be termed “even.”
Let’s get cracking.