The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has released the full card lineup for PFL 3. The main card features returning 2019 women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison who looks to win her second title for the 2021 season. It also features the debut of F…
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has released the full card lineup for PFL 3. The main card features returning 2019 women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison who looks to win her second title for the 2021 season. It also features the debut of Fabricio Werdum. This card with Harrison’s announcement comes just after International Women’s Day […]
Fabricio Werdum is confident he would submit Jon Jones. Jones is set to make his highly-anticipated heavyweight debut later this year with the expectation that he will face the winner of the UFC 260 headliner between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. Many have debated as to how Jones will fare in a heavier weight class […]
Fabricio Werdum is confident he would submit Jon Jones.
Many have debated as to how Jones will fare in a heavier weight class with some expecting him to succumb to the power while others believe his skills will translate.
As far as Werdum is concerned, he believes Jones will eventually become the heavyweight champion. And while Werdum is now at PFL, he hopes to become champion there and end up facing Jones in a cross-promotional super fight.
As for how it’ll go? Werdum envisions a submission.
“I believe Jones will be the future UFC heavyweight champion,” Werdum told Sherdog. “If I win the PFL heavyweight grand prix, it would be great to finally fight him in a cross-promotion super fight.
“I have no doubt that if I face Jones in the same shape I fought Gustafsson, I would submit him on the ground.”
There’s no doubt that Werdum can submit just about anyone if he is able to get the fight to the ground. After all, he’s submitted the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Cain Velasquez and Alexander Gustafsson. Whether he can get Jones to the ground is the question, however.
Regardless, it’s hard to see the UFC doing any cross-promotional bout in the near future so all we can do is speculate for the time being.
How do you see a Werdum vs. Jones fight going at heavyweight?
Fabricio Werdum loves the idea of competing multiple times a year, and he signed with the promotion that is best suited for this preference: the PFL. Fabricio Werdum has been competing in MMA for nearly two decades now. In that time, he’s reached the h…
Fabricio Werdum loves the idea of competing multiple times a year, and he signed with the promotion that is best suited for this preference: the PFL. Fabricio Werdum has been competing in MMA for nearly two decades now. In that time, he’s reached the highest of highs, such as capturing the UFC heavyweight championship and […]
After Fabricio Werdum submitted Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island to become a free agent, many figured he would be signing with Bellator. Yet, that was not the case as he ended up signing with PFL. When Werdum was a free agent both he and Fedor Emel…
After Fabricio Werdum submitted Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island to become a free agent, many figured he would be signing with Bellator. Yet, that was not the case as he ended up signing with PFL. When Werdum was a free agent both he and Fedor Emelianenko were talking about making the rematch happen. But, the […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum has inked a deal to link up with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) for the upcoming 2021 heavyweight season, following the culmination of his latest contract with the Dana White led promotion. Werdum, a veteran of mixed martial arts has been linked with major organizations the world […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum has inked a deal to link up with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) for the upcoming 2021 heavyweight season, following the culmination of his latest contract with the Dana White led promotion.
Werdum, a veteran of mixed martial arts has been linked with major organizations the world over since the fighting out of the final fight of his Octagon deal earlier this year, such as Singapore based outfit, ONE Championship, and Scott Coker’s, Bellator MMA, however, according to a press release from PFL, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace will compete under their banner in the upcoming 2021 season format, after a series of recent rumblings.
The 43-year-old grappling sensation last featured professionally at UFC Fight Island 3 in July, picking up an eye-catching armbar win over three-time light heavyweight championship challenger, Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson in his second Octagon appearance of the year.
Werdum, a native of Porto Alegre in Brazil had been continuously linked with a spot on the Bellator MMA roster, in particular, expressing his interest in a potential rematch with the iconic, Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko – whom he infamously submitted with a quickfire triangle at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum back in June of 2010. Despite both Coker and Werdum’s expression of interest in the bout, a deal failed to materialise.
PFL CEO, Peter Murray today reacted to Werdum’s arrival in the promotion, comparing the veteran to decorated NFL quarterback, Tom Brady.
“I am excited to announce Fabricio Werdum, the Tom Brady of MMA, has signed with the Professional Fighters League,” Murray said. “Fabricio (Werdum) is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and knows when he steps into the PFL cage this coming season, it is more than a fight. The PFL sport season format provides an opportunity to control his destiny, like all PFL fighters, with a transparent shot to earn another major global title and the PFL million-dollar champions belt.“
Werdum, a thirty-four fight professional veteran, has amassed an incredible 24-9 record during his almost nineteen-year career. With twelve submissions and six knockout finishes, Werdum has bested the likes of Gabriel Gonzaga (x2), Alistair Overeem, both Fedor and Alexander Emelianenko, Brandon Vera, Antonio Silva, Minotauro Nogueira, Travis Browne (x2), and Mark Hunt.
In his crowning Octagon triumph, the Brazilian headlined UFC 188 in June of 2015 at elevation in Mexico City, and with a shocking third-round guillotine, unified the heavyweight titles against Cain Velasquez to claim undisputed gold.
Fabricio Werdum’s UFC run is officially over, as he has signed on to be a part of the Professional Fighters League’s 2021 season. Former UFC world champion Fabricio Werdum is going to be chasing what could be one of if not the final payday when he vies…
Fabricio Werdum’s UFC run is officially over, as he has signed on to be a part of the Professional Fighters League’s 2021 season. Former UFC world champion Fabricio Werdum is going to be chasing what could be one of if not the final payday when he vies for the $1 million prize in the PFL’s […]
Fabricio Werdum is confident he would submit Jon Jones. Jones is set to make his highly-anticipated heavyweight debut later this year with the expectation that he will face the winner of the UFC 260 headliner between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. Many have debated as to how Jones will fare in a heavier weight class […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum has inked a deal to link up with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) for the upcoming 2021 heavyweight season, following the culmination of his latest contract with the Dana White led promotion. Werdum, a veteran of mixed martial arts has been linked with major organizations the world […]