Fabricio Werdum wants to return by December or January—as many as three months earlier than UFC President Dana White's recent claim that the heavyweight champion didn't want to fight again until March.
That's according to Werdum's own team, passed along Wednesday night by cable TV program UFC Tonight (h/t Chuck Mindenhall of MMA Fighting).
So, Fabricio Werdum is down to fight in Dec. or Jan., per @arielhelwani. Doesn't know where the 'waiting until March' thing came from.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) September 10, 2015
While addressing reporters following UFC 191 on September 5, White said the heavyweight title picture was "tied up" until March, because "that’s when Werdum wants to fight.