With his rematch against a fellow former heavyweight champion off the table for UFC 207 on Friday, Fabricio Werdum has one pretty big idea of what his next fight could be, instead. Werdum (21-6-1 MMA, 9-3 UFC) took to his social media accounts late Christmas night and called for a rematch with heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC). Werdum posted a standard UFC fight announcement image at his Twitter and Instagram accounts that had been doctored to reflect the potential rematch between he and Miocic and said: “I’m just saying one thing! Will happen! # 2017 @stipemiocicufc I just have one thing to say. This MUST happen!” Só digo uma coisa! Vai acontecer! #2017 @stipemiocicufc I just have one thing to say. This… https://t.co/UPyVjhFzHg — Fabricio Werdum (@FabricioWerdum) December 26, 2016 Werdum was set to meet Cain Velasquez on the UFC 207 main card on Friday.
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