Andrei Arlovski (ALSO SEE: Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC 188’s losing fighters? ) UFC 188 crowned the fourth first-time UFC champion of 2015. In Saturday’s pay-per-view headliner at Mexico City Arena in Mexico, Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) became the latest to join the new crop of UFC titleholders when he pulled off another upset with a third-round submission victory over Cain Velasquez (13-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) to win the organization’s heavyweight belt. Werdum started his UFC journey in 2007. More than eight years later, the Brazilian finally hit the pinnacle of the sport. It’s an inspiring story for younger fighters such as Eddie Alvarez (26-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Kelvin Gastelum (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Yair Rodriguez (5-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Tecia Torres (6-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who were all victorious on the undercard.
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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC 188′s winning fighters? – MMA Junkie