“That was truly one of my best fights,” Werdum told Sporting News. “I’m very happy to show off to the world that I’m a really good well-rounded fighter. Everytime I fight, I’m getting better and better.”
Werdum trains at Kings MMA in California under the guidance of Rafael Cordeiro. Cordeiro changed the perception that people had of Werdum as just a ji-jitsu fighter. The UFC 180 headliner wasn’t fond of being known as a ji-jitsu fighter.
““Well at the end of the day, I was looking to show the world (in the Browne fight) that I’m a well-rounded fighter,” Werdum said. “I have the Muay Thai skills and I learned from the best in the world in Rafael Cordeiro. Now I can parlay that now that I’m a more well-rounded fight and not just a ji-jitsu fighter. I really didn’t like being called that. Now the people see me a Muay Thai and ji-jitsu fighter.
Originally Werdum was supposed to face heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, but the champion had to bow out of the fight three weeks ago with a knee injury. Hunt stepped up to the plate and Werdum feels he has the advantage heading into tonight’s main event against the heavyweight slugger.
“I do have the advantage as I was there (in Mexico) before and he (Hunt) took the fight on short notice. I think I have the advantage because I got to be here for almost two months to get used to the altitude.”
The man who broke the 28-fight unbeaten streak of legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko in 2010 expects a war tonight against Hunt and will bring the heavyweight championship of the world back to Brazil.
“I think it will be a real war because he’s going to come and bring it like he does everytime he comes into the cage,” Werdum said. I’m ready to put on a good show, get the belt and put on a war.”
Steven Muehlhausen is an experienced MMA writer and contributor for Sporting News. Find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA.
