{"id":220944,"date":"2017-02-03T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T17:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=220944"},"modified":"2017-02-03T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T17:52:13","slug":"fabricio-werdum-not-happy-rumored-stipe-miocic-next-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/fabricio-werdum-not-happy-rumored-stipe-miocic-next-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabricio Werdum not happy with rumored Stipe Miocic next fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the wake of Cain Velasquez being pulled from his heavyweight #1 contender fight with Fabricio Werdum<\/a> at UFC 207 in 2016, there was much talk of who would get the next heavyweight title shot against UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. <\/p>\n

While many expected the UFC to give the opportunity to Werdum given that he is the former UFC heavyweight champion, and Velasquez was pulled from the fight on short notice, reports then began to surface that the UFC was targeting a fight between Stipe Miocic and former heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos<\/a> for UFC 211.<\/p>\n

\"Stipe<\/p>\n

That didn’t sit too well with Werdum, who spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a> to explain his frustrations with the rumored Stipe Miocic next fight:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really think (Miocic vs. Dos Santos) is fair,\u201d Werdum told MMA Junkie. \u201cBecause I\u2019m the last champ. Going by logic, there\u2019s a (UFC) ranking, it\u2019s there for a reason, and I\u2019m the No. 1. Obviously it\u2019s not a tournament, but I imagined the fight with Velasquez that didn\u2019t happen as a semifinal. It was between Cain and I, and whoever won would fight for the belt. That was practically a given. That\u2019s what everybody saw.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then the fight was canceled, which was a shame, so I thought, \u2018Well, Cain is injured, so I\u2019m next,\u2019\u201d Werdum continued. \u201cI heard that Miocic was having contract issues, that he\u2019s asking for more money \u2013 and I\u2019m not criticizing him, I think it\u2019s only right. That also happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think every fighter has the right to demand a little, what they deserve after becoming champ. But Miocic will only fight in June or July, and I\u2019d wait. For the belt, I\u2019d wait for sure.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Fabricio<\/p>\n

Werdum had been on a tear of the UFC’s heavyweight division since returning to the promotion in 2012, going on a 6-fight win streak that saw him claim the heavyweight championship<\/a> by defeating Velasquez at UFC 188. That all changed in 2016 however when Werdum stepped into the Octagon with Stipe Miocic, who KOd ‘Vai Calvao’ in the very first round. With that being said, Werdum has since returned to the win column after defeating Travis Browne at UFC 203.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the wake of Cain Velasquez being pulled from his heavyweight #1 contender fight with Fabricio Werdum at UFC 207 in 2016, there was much talk of who would get the next heavyweight title shot against UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. 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