{"id":130903,"date":"2015-02-25T06:52:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T14:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=130903"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:47:43","slug":"werdum-ill-beat-velasquez-just-like-beat-fedor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/werdum-ill-beat-velasquez-just-like-beat-fedor\/","title":{"rendered":"Werdum: &#8216;I&#8217;ll Beat Velasquez Just Like I Beat Fedor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/werdum-2015-year\/werdum1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127260\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Werdum1.png\" alt=\"Werdum1\" width=\"484\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Werdum1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Werdum1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Werdum1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Werdum1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently the UFC announced that Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum would headline UFC 188 in Mexico City on June 13th.<\/p>\n<p>The bout will be a title unification bout, with Velasquez being the current UFC heavyweight champion, and Werdum being the interim UFC heavyweight champion after defeating Mark Hunt via KO at UFC 180.<\/p>\n<p>Werdum spoke to fans at a Q&#038;A in his home town of Porto Alegre this past weekend at &#8220;UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Bigfoot&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf I have to spend two, three months there (Mexico) and (almost) die again, I\u2019ll do it.  I\u2019m bringing this belt home, one more time, with much pride. I always say that I represent Brazil and I\u2019m very proud to be gaucho.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI imagine not just the fight, but also my interview with Joe Rogan, and what I\u2019ll be saying.  I think about all that. What I want is to finish the fight early, whether it be with a knee, a knockout, a high kick or a submission. I imagine it will be on the ground, just like when I beat Fedor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people have said that Cain Velasquez won\u2019t be playing his usual game, that he\u2019ll avoid the ground.  I think he won\u2019t avoid the ground. I think he\u2019ll do his usual game, which is to strike on the feet, go for a takedown, and stay on top. But I\u2019ve always felt at ease when doing jiu-jitsu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a personal defense guard I learned here (in Porto Alegre). I defend myself well. So it will be a great opportunity if Cain Velasquez takes me to the ground, so I can catch him in a triangle, omoplata, or sweep him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Transcription via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/02\/fabricio-werdum-i-imagine-ill-beat-cain-velasquez-on-ground-like-i-did-with-fedor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently the UFC announced that Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum would headline UFC 188 in Mexico City on June 13th. The bout will be a title unification bout, with Velasquez being the current UFC heavyweight champion, and Werdum being the interim UFC heavyweight champion after defeating Mark Hunt via KO at UFC 180. 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