Fabricio Werdum to fight the winner of Sylvia/Nogueira for the heavyweight title
That’s the word according to MMA Junkie: With his come-from-behind victory over Gabriel Gonzaga at Saturday’s UFC 80 event, Fabricio Werdum — who owns a mere 1-1 record in the UFC — has been granted a heavyweight title shot. He’ll take on the winner of an interim title fight between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Tim Sylvia that headlines next month’s UFC 81 event. UFC’s Dana White... [Read More...]
UFC 80: Gabriel Gonzaga v. Fabricio Werdum?
According to GracieMag.com, this could be the case: The Carioca Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga finally shall have a chance to avenge his knockout loss to Fabricio Werdum in Jungle Fight 1, in September, 2003. Marco Alvan, leader of Team Link confirmed today exclusively to GRACIEMAG.com that the battle between the black belts will take place in January, at UFC 80, in Newcastle, England. As mentioned above,... [Read More...]
Where in the world is Fabricio Werdum?
I’m on the road right now so I apologize for the lack of updates. Then again, from what I can gather, there isn’t much to update. I am in LA right now on business (there are going to be some major changes to 5 Oz. in the near future and that’s all I can say) and was able to catch the final two matches of UFN 11 (yes, the hotel I’m at had Spike TV!!!). Martin and Leben were trading... [Read More...]
Randon Rant: Who should Brandon Vera fight next?
The nightmare is over; Brandon Vera is returning to the UFC and everything is right with the MMA world once again. Well, maybe not completely right until Fedor signs with a major fight promotion and we finally get to see Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva, but Vera’s return to the active fighting scene is a great thing nonetheless. In case you missed it, the UFC officially announced yesterday... [Read More...]
MMA Notebook: New UFC matches announced; fighters changing camps; and much more!
Lots of news to cover this morning and little time. I think it makes sense for another edition of the “MMA Notebook”: * UFCjunkie.com has broken news about a lot of new UFC fights in recent days. It looks like Jeremy Stephens has preserved his job in the UFC and will be taking on Nate Mohr at UFC 76 on September 22 in Anaheim, Calif. * Junkie is also reporting that Jorge Gurgel is likely... [Read More...]
