Junior Dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum sequel. Their first fought at UFC 90 in 2008. The rematch will take place this Friday for Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA.
Junior dos Santos made his UFC make a big appearance in 2008 in vital mold, thumping out the exceedingly favored Fabricio Werdum with a savage uppercut as it were 80 seconds into the battle.
Fifteen years afterward, he looks to rehash history.
Dos Santos meets Werdum within the fundamental occasion of Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA event on Friday, looking for to form another extraordinary debut–this time in bareknuckle–at Werdum’s expense.
Dos Santos said.
“He took me lightly at UFC 90. He said he’d beat me and Brock Lesnar in the same night. A lot later, I understood his strategy. It was my UFC debut. He wanted to make me even more nervous than I already was. It worked, but it also caused me to react.”
The battle between the two former UFC heavyweight champions takes put in Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Not at all like their to begin with assembly, Werdum knows what to anticipate from Dos Santos.
Werdum has not fought since May of 2021, and he is enthusiastic to return. Indeed at the age of 46, Werdum still accepts he can still do harm, particularly without gloves in bareknuckle combat.
Dos Santos, 39, is seven a long time more youthful than Werdum, but both enter this battle within the dusk of their careers. All signs show both warriors are still in a position where they can put on an entertaining bout, and it could be a uncommon chance to see a heavyweight rematch a decade-and-a-half after the initial meeting.
Not at all like Dos Santos, who was pleased to talk about the bout from UFC 90, Werdum favored to center on the display.
Dos Santos said.
“I have the privilege to do something I love to do, that’s why I’m still here. I think the fans really want to see this fight, and it’s important for us. It’s a good way for us to shut the door. We won’t be fighting much longer. The time to do it is now.”
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