{"id":156854,"date":"2015-07-23T02:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T09:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=156854"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:36:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:36:30","slug":"tourny-werdum-wants-top-4-to-fight-it-out-and-earn-their-shot-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/tourny-werdum-wants-top-4-to-fight-it-out-and-earn-their-shot-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourny? Werdum Wants Top 4 To Fight It Out And Earn Their Shot Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 630px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.1904761904762%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/4e84d514-baa8-4a1e-b8d6-c89a71288c82_default\/index.html?videoId=4355630051001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newly minted UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum has had quite the journey as a Mixed Martial Artist.<\/p>\n<p>After going 2-2 in his first UFC bid, dropping contests to Andrei Arlovski and Junior dos Santos, Werdum returned resurgent as a Strikeforce heavyweight where he dethroned Fedor Emelianenko.<\/p>\n<p>Unbeaten inside his second stint with the UFC, and now having climbed the ladder to the last rung, the champ is looking to &#8220;enjoy&#8221; his belt for a bit, while the rest of the contenders sort out who&#8217;s next.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I said a rematch [against Cain Velasquez], but I think the best way is to have 4 guys [fight] for the title shot. 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