July - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
24
The Case for Fabricio Werdum
vs.
Andrei Arlovski 2
Article By: Dale De Souza
Either the MMA world is cur-
rently in one incredible time
warp, or the 2015 version of
the MMA community has wit-
nessed the career comeback of
many formerly written-off UFC
veterans.
In any event, the sport saw ar-
guably one of its more recent
shockers when Fabricio Wer-
dum came into UFC 188 as
the UFC interim heavyweight
champion, and after turning up
his offense like never before,
left Mexico City with a submis-
sion win over now-former two-
time UFC heavyweight champi-
on, Cain Velasquez, as well as
the unified UFC heavyweight
title.
Of course, the main surprise of
the bout dealt more with how
thoroughly Werdum took the
cardio machine’s paramount
weapon away from him prior
to the fight-clincher, Werdum’s
expertly-executed
guillotine
choke, than with the fact that
Velasquez suffered his first
submission loss in the country
of Mexico, but now that the
win sits in the rear view mirror,
we now find ourselves looking
closely at the heavyweight di-
vision landscape. Many great
heavyweights may fight for the
sport’s most recognizable en-
(Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
