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Heavyweight legend Fabricio Werdum says he plans on signing with Bellator and is just waiting for Fedor Emelianenko to sign his contract.<\/p>\n

Werdum recently became a free agent after his UFC contract expired following a submission win over Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island. Bellator president Scott Coker has been trying to sign Werdum as a free agent and match him up against Emelianenko, but to this point, there hasn’t been any official progress on the front<\/a>. Now there is.<\/p>\n

Speaking to AG Fight<\/a>, Werdum said that he has agreed to a contract with Bellator but it is dependent on Emelianenko accepting the fight, though he would still sign regardless.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat remains is for Fedor to accept.\u00a0I saw that he even said he would fight, but I don’t know if he spoke out or not to say no.\u00a0We are just waiting for Fedor’s decision to sign the contract 100% and for it to be (my) first fight.\u00a0I’ll close Bellator with more fights, I want to do more fights, I want to end my career at an event, I don’t want to be dripping.\u00a0Did I close with Bellator?\u00a0100 percent Bellator. I want to do these last two years in an event, well,” Werdum said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat matters is the fight against Fedor first, to get there.\u00a0It would be ideal.\u00a0But if it doesn’t, I would close the contract in the same way.\u00a0I would fight with other fighters too, for the respect I have for Scott Coker.”<\/p>\n

Werdum defeated Emelianenko in Strikeforce in June 2010 in one of the biggest upsets in MMA history. Werdum would parlay that big win over Emelianenko to a second run in the UFC, where he would eventually win the UFC heavyweight title. At age 43, Werdum is all about chasing superfights and a rematch with the 44-year-old Emelianenko is perfect. Ultimately, though, it is going to be up to Emelianenko to sign the contract.<\/p>\n

Are you excited for the rematch between Fabricio Werdum and Fedor Emelianenko?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heavyweight legend Fabricio Werdum says he plans on signing with Bellator and is just waiting for Fedor Emelianenko to sign his contract. Werdum recently became a free agent after his UFC contract expired following a submission win over Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island. 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