Fabricio Werdum Fabricio Werdum may have shocked much of the world when he defeated Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 as a +450 underdog, but the result was no surprise to the new champion or his coach, Rafael Cordeiro. While Werdum upsetting the apple cart when it comes to popular MMA narratives should be expected by now – after all, this is the man who ended Fedor Emelianenko’s long reign as the best heavyweight in the world – much of the reaction to his title capturing victory has come with a “but.” But Velasquez had been out of action for almost two years. But Velasquez wasn’t prepared for the elevation in Mexico City. For Cordeiro, there’s no excuse needed. His fighter is simply better
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Fabricio Werdum’s coach: ‘Werdum fights Cain Velasquez 10 times, he wins 10 times’ – MMA Junkie