Paulo Borrachinha heats up rivalry with Fabrício Werdum and calls him 'irrelevant' in MMA

Paulo borrachinha is a Brazilian highlight. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFCBrasil

The climate warmed between Paulo borrachinha e Fabricio Werdum. In an interview with Ag Fight, the Minas Gerais native, who has a fight scheduled with Robert whittaker No. UFC 298 next Saturday (17/02), minimized the importance of the former heavyweight champion (120 kg) and said that he is no longer relevant on the world stage. MMA.

The statement was a response to the provocations that Werdum makes on his podcast, where he often calls Borrachinha a “dog c*ck”.

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“He is no longer relevant, he is not fighting. He was a good fighter, but nowadays, he is no longer relevant”, said the Minas Gerais native, who also spoke of names like Robert whittaker, Khamzat Shimaev, Sean Strickland, Caio Borralho, Dricus du Plessis e Colby covington.

Borrachinha comes from an irregular phase in the UFC. In the last three years, he has fought just three times, with two losses, to Israel adesanya e Marvin vettori, and a victory, over Luke Rockhold, in his last fight, in August 2022, in UFC 278.

The Brazilian occupies sixth place in the middleweight rankings and is looking for a new chance to compete for the title, which currently belongs to the South African Dricus du Plessis.