UFC president Dana White is fairly certain Fabricio Werdum will fight again before facing heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez for the title. White said on Thursday in Las Vegas that a recent meeting with Werdum gave the No. 1 heavyweight contender the understanding that UFC brass would prefer to see him compete while the injured Velasquez heals from shoulder surgery. “We met with him a couple weeks ago,” White told reporters, following the UFC 168 pre-fight press conference. “I think he understood where we were on that thing and we wanted him to fight.” White explained that similar experiences in the past have shown that waiting for the champion to heal doesn’t foster the best results for No.1 contenders
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Dana White Prefers Fabricio Werdum to Stay Active, Not Wait for Cain Velasquez – MMA Weekly