{"id":116135,"date":"2014-10-22T09:59:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=116135"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:14:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:14:58","slug":"werdum-reacts-to-velasquez-injury-it-feels-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/werdum-reacts-to-velasquez-injury-it-feels-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Werdum Reacts To Velasquez Injury: &#8216;It Feels Weird&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/werdum-reacts-to-velasquez-injury-it-feels-weird\/fabricio-werdum-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116174\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116174\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fabricio-Werdum.jpg\" alt=\"Fabricio Werdum\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fabricio-Werdum.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fabricio-Werdum-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fabricio-Werdum-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I was relaxing here in Mexico with my team when I got a call from Dana White. He said \u2018I have good and bad news for you, Fabricio. The good one is that you will still fight for the title on Nov. 15, and the bad news is that Velasquez is out with a knee injury, and you will fight Mark Hunt instead.\u2019&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I felt weird. My goal is the title, of course, but Cain Velasquez was a great challenge and is the current champion, but it happens.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I watch Mark Hunt fight for a long time, since his K-1 days. He\u2019s a nice guy. He tries to knock you out all the time. That\u2019s his style. He doesn\u2019t have a great ground game, but he\u2019s good defensively. I will have to change my strategy, but I will stay focused on winning that title on Nov. 15.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I know it\u2019s not an easy fight. Mark Hunt has a huge knockout power, but I will do my best to avoid that. I envision this fight like my fight with Roy Nelson. 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