Fabricio Werdum’s plans to return to title contention in 2018 were ruined by Alexander Volkov at UFC London this past weekend.
“Vai Cavalo” had a strong start against Volkov, easily dictating the pace and dominating the action on the ground in the opening rounds, but wasn’t able to use his stellar jiu-jitsu to get the finish. Werdum admits he was surprised with “how quickly I was able to take him down,” and thinks that not taking the time to adjust positions throughout the fight cost him the victory.
”Not taking anything away from Volkov, he fought and and defended well on the ground, but I think that patience was my worst enemy in this fight,” Werdum told MMA Fighting.