Fabricio Werdum
, heavyweight champion of the UFC, will defend his belt on May 14th in Curitiba. 'Vai Cavalo' will headline UFC 197, an event that will bring together several Brazilian stars like Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Demian Maia, among others.This will be the first defense for Fabricio Werdum, who won the UFC heavyweight belt by submitting Caín Velásquez in June 2015. In that fight, 'Vai Cavalo' showed the great progress he has made in his striking in recent years. However, it was not always like this.
It turns out that, until some time ago, Fabricio Werdum's boxing was quite flawed, as the Brazilian fighter always tried to finish his UFC fights with his great jiu-jitsu technique. This was evidenced in a sparring session with his compatriot Wanderlei Silva.
UFC: Fabricio Werdum defeated Caín Velásquez by submission with a guillotine.
In a video that is still circulating on social media, Fabricio Werdum struggled against Wanderlei Silva in a boxing sparring session. On several occasions, 'Vai Cavalo' was caught off guard by the speed of 'The Axe Murderer', who may not have a prodigious technique, but is clearly superior to his opponent.
It's worth mentioning that these two fighters never faced each other in the UFC octagon, as Fabricio Werdum has always competed in the heavyweight division, while Wanderlei Silva fought in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the company.