Last month, former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum competed for the final time in the UFC. Following his win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Island 3, Werdum is now a free agent and has made it clear he will not be re-signing with the promotion where he became champion. But just because he’s leaving the UFC does not mean he will lack for big fights. In fact, there is a huge-named opponent waiting for him in Bellator: former foe Fedor Emelianenko.
Werdum is the man who broke Fedor’s stranglehold on the heavyweight division, submitting “The Last Emperor” with a triangle armbar in Strikeforce in 2010.