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Fabricio Werdum feels renewing his UFC contract is not an option. Going into his UFC on ESPN 14 bout with Alexander Gustafsson, Werdum will be fighting out of his contract. Werdum had been with the UFC from 2007-2008 during his first stint. “Vai …
Fabricio Werdum feels renewing his UFC contract is not an option. Going into his UFC on ESPN 14 bout with Alexander Gustafsson, Werdum will be fighting out of his contract. Werdum had been with the UFC from 2007-2008 during his first stint. “Vai Cavalo’s” second run with the UFC has been in effect since 2012. […]
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum doesn’t want to think of retirement ahead of his showdown with Alexander Gustafsson. Werdum and Gustafsson are set to collide on July 25. The bout will serve as the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 14. …
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum doesn’t want to think of retirement ahead of his showdown with Alexander Gustafsson. Werdum and Gustafsson are set to collide on July 25. The bout will serve as the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 14. “Vai Cavalo” will be welcoming Gustafsson to the UFC’s heavyweight division. “The Mauler” […]
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There may be some bad blood going into the Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson fight on July 25. Gustafsson makes his heavyweight debut against Werdum in the final Fight Island event taking place this month. It won’t be the first time they have locked horns either, as Gustafsson recently revealed they had an intense sparring […]
There may be some bad blood going into the Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson fight on July 25.
Gustafsson makes his heavyweight debut against Werdum in the final Fight Island event taking place this month.
It won’t be the first time they have locked horns either, as Gustafsson recently revealed they had an intense sparring session back in the day which the Swede claimed to have won. “The Mauler” added it was intense as Werdum came with knees to the head but claimed he enjoyed it looking back.
While Werdum confirmed he used his knees on Gustafsson, by his account, the latter was not pleased at all.
“It happened around eight years ago when I went to train wrestling at Mark Munoz’s academy,” Werdum told Sherdog. “When I arrived there, Travis Browne and Gustafsson were doing an MMA sparring session coordinated by his trainer, who invited me to join them. I imagined the trainer would do some kind of rotation sparring, but he put me in the middle with both coming in sequence.
“Of course it was not fair. First I did it with Browne, later with Gustafsson and again with Browne and again with Gustafsson. In that second sparring session, Gustafsson opened a cut on my nose, then I grabbed his neck in a Thai clinch and hit a knee in his face, which opened a big cut. I imagine he got around five stitches in there. Of course, Gustafsson and his trainer got angry with me, said a couple of bad words and the sparring didn’t finish in a good atmosphere.
“I don’t have a problem talking about tactics. Gustafsson knows I want to take him down and that’s no secret. And I’ll take him down and submit him. I live on the same street as Lyoto Machida, and he is helping me a lot concerning approach and distance for this fight.”
As Gustafsson looks to kick off his heavyweight career with a bang, Werdum is looking to return to the win column again.
The Brazilian is on a two-fight losing streak, having most recently lost a split verdict to Aleksei Oleinik at UFC 249 in May in what was his first outing since March 2018.
The long layoff certainly contributed, but so did his training methods going into the Oleinik fight. Things, however, will be different for this fight.
“Last fight I not only felt my absence of two years away from the UFC Octagon, but also I made a totally wrong choice in training,” Werdum explained. “I went up to Big Bear Mountain, where I stayed for two months without sparring and just training via video. Definitely there is no way to train via the internet, and I felt that in my return.
“So this time I changed everything. I made a real camp with physical training, a lot of jiu-jitsu with master Rubens Cobrinha Charles, MMA with master Rafael Cordeiro, who also had me do a lot of sparring at Kings MMA. Also this time I worked my mind with Eric Faro, who was recommended by Cris Cyborg. The guy is doing a wonderful job with me concerning my focus. You will see a totally different Werdum on July 25. My self confidence is really high.”
How do you see Werdum vs. Gustafsson going?
Alexander Gustafsson’s return UFC bout will be at heavyweight but he may not stay at that weight class. Gustafsson is set to collide with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum on July 25. The bout will be featured on a UFC Fight Night c…
Alexander Gustafsson’s return UFC bout will be at heavyweight but he may not stay at that weight class. Gustafsson is set to collide with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum on July 25. The bout will be featured on a UFC Fight Night card on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. This will be Gustafsson’s first […]
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Gustafsson, Werdum Had Hard Sparring Session Alexander Gustafsson will collide with Fabricio Werdum next month — but not for the first time. Gustafsson makes his heavyweight debut when he fights Werdum on the main card of the Fight Island event taking place July 25. However, the Swede has already had a taste of what it […]
Alexander Gustafsson will collide with Fabricio Werdum next month — but not for the first time.
Gustafsson makes his heavyweight debut when he fights Werdum on the main card of the Fight Island event taking place July 25. However, the Swede has already had a taste of what it was like to face the former UFC heavyweight champion.
That’s because of a sparring session the pair had 10 years ago which the “Mauler” claims to have won.
“I’ve sparred with Werdum, actually, ten years ago,” Gustafsson told MMANytt. “It was at Mark Muñoz’ gym in Los Angeles. He was champion then, and he was fit. It was a strong version of Werdum then.
“I’d had a fight two weeks before, and we went at it hard. I’d say that I won that sparring. So we have a bit of a past.”
What happens in sparring doesn’t stay in sparring, apparently.
But it wasn’t a regular sparring session either. In fact, a “gym fight” is a more appropriate term for what went down according to MMANytt’s sources.
Gustafsson would more or less confirm that was the case.
“Yeah he came in with knees to the head. But we both went all in. It was good sparring. I won that sparring. It was kind of fun,” he added with a smile.
Both Gustafsson and Werdum are on two-fight losing streaks and will be looking to change that next month. The July 25 event will be headlined by a middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till.
Who do you have winning on Fight Island?
Gustafsson Wants To Keep His Speed At Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson doesn’t plan on putting on the weight for his move up. It was recently announced that Gustaffson would be making his heavyweight debut when he returns to action against Fabricio Werdum on July 25 in Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. It’s a new challenge for “The […]
Alexander Gustafsson doesn’t plan on putting on the weight for his move up.
It was recently announced that Gustaffson would be making his heavyweight debut when he returns to action against Fabricio Werdum on July 25 in Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island.
It’s a new challenge for “The Mauler” who will not only face new and bigger opponents, but also no longer has to cut a lot of weight before he competes. That said, he still plans on competing at his usual in-fight weight that he competed at during his 205 days.
“I’ve always seen myself as a big light heavyweight fighter, I have a big frame and walk around quite heavy,” Gustafsson told MaulerBet. “So I’ve always had to cut around 33lbs to make weight. And since the fight got finalized just now, with 6-7 weeks to go I wouldn’t have been able to make LHW anyway. But regardless I would’ve made to move to HW to try it out, it’s a new challenge to put it simply. For me to be able to down a chicken pasta in fight week hasn’t happened in 15 years.
“My walk around weight is at about 236-238lbs and at the time of the fight I think I’ll be around 231-233lbs. Even though I’m moving up a weight class I don’t want to add any unnecessary mass. I want to stay at the weight I perform the best at in training and that is around 227-231lbs. It’s right at the sweet spot, I feel strong there while also retaining speed and keeping myself injury free. In the past when I’d made my 33lbs weight cut there would always be some small injury, my back, my knee or something else. It takes a toll on you to make that cut during all these years. This is a whole new division with its own set of challenges and a whole different beast I’ll be facing at that weight.”
Gustafsson last competed in June last year when he suffered a submission defeat to Anthony Smith. He announced his retirement soon after before having a change of heart a few months later.
How do you think Gustafsson will perform in his heavyweight debut?