{"id":77201,"date":"2013-12-12T15:47:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T23:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=77201"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:22:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:22:20","slug":"ufc-wants-werdum-to-face-the-winner-of-browne-vs-barnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-wants-werdum-to-face-the-winner-of-browne-vs-barnett\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC wants Werdum to face the winner of Browne vs. Barnett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dana-WhitePNG1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75247\" title=\"Dana-WhitePNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dana-WhitePNG1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dana-WhitePNG1.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dana-WhitePNG1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dana-WhitePNG1-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since returning to the UFC in February of 2012, heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has gone 3-0, with impressive wins over Roy Nelson, Mike Russow and most recently\u00a0&#8216;Big Nog.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In late October, UFC president Dana White stated that the 36-year-old Brazilian, Werdum, would be the next man to challenge rating UFC heavyweight\u00a0champion Cain Velasquez for the title.<\/p>\n<p>However, since then things have changed. Cain Velasquez had to undergo shoulder surgery which will sideline him until late 2014, and the UFC wants Werdum to fight in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ariel Helwani, UFC president Dana White and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta would like for Werdum to fight the winner of Travis Browne vs. Josh Barnett, which goes down later this month at UFC 168 in Las Vegas. However, the decision is up to Werdum, as he told MMAFighting.com:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThey told me it\u2019s my decision,\u201d <\/em>Werdum told MMAFighting.<em> \u201cI had a meeting with Dana White and my team, the UFC said it\u2019s up to me, if I want to wait or fight again. I\u2019m still thinking about it, but I believe I\u2019m going to wait for this opportunity to fight for the title. I\u2019m the next in line. But it\u2019s not 100 percent yet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ll make my final decision next week. t\u2019s an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, something that I\u2019ve been waiting for a long time. My biggest dream is to fight for the UFC title. I accomplished all my other dreams, becoming a world champion in jiu-jitsu and ADCC, and I still want the world title in MMA.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Werdum hasn&#8217;t stepped foot inside the octagon since a June win over &#8216;Big Nog,&#8217; so he is already looking at a substantial layoff either way. What do you think he will do? 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