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Fabricio Werdum, who takes on Alexander Volkov in the main event of the UFC’s Saturday night return to London, England<\/a>, recently almost had his nose broken by legendary heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. The former UFC heavyweight champion Werdum recounted this wild story in an interview with TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apparently, it went down on the set of the movie\u00a0Kickboxer: Retaliation<\/em>. The former UFC heavyweight champ was running through a fight scene with Tyson, during which Tyson inadvertently blasted him in the nose with one of his devastating punches.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing. Mike Tyson punched my nose, too, an accident, but he punched me and almost he broke my nose,\u201d Werdum said (h\/t MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cBecause I\u2019m an actor, he\u2019s no actor too, but he\u2019s good, he\u2019s a funny guy, he\u2019s a very nice guy, but he punch very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Werdum went on to explain that he wasn’t too bothered by Tyson’s inadvertent punch, simply because it came from Tyson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt almost knocked down me, but it\u2019s good,\u201d Werdum said. \u201cI feel good because it\u2019s Mike Tyson, no other guy. Maybe other guy, I don\u2019t feel good if they punch my face, but Mike Tyson\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Werdum also didn’t even think about firing back with a punch of his\u2013 though the thought of a takedown did cross his mind.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo, no, no,\u201d Werdum said. \u201cMaybe I take down him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckily, this punch landed by Mike Tyson wasn’t severe enough to force Werdum about of his looming bout with Volkov.<\/p>\n

Fabricio Werdum will enter his showdown with Alexander Volkov on a two-fight streak, having recently submitted Walt Harris and defeated Marcin Tybura by decision. Widely considered one of the best heavyweights in MMA history, Werdum’s last lost occurred in July of 2017, when he lost a close decision in his third battle with fellow legend Alistair Overeem. Werdum is 23-7-1 overall.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/15\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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