Brigadier in training. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Marcelo Brigadeiro
The rivalry between Fabricio Werdum and Marcelo Brigadeiro has been attracting attention in 2026 and has gained more chapters. After hearing a lot of harsh words from the former UFC heavyweight champion, the wrestling specialist and leader of the ' Astra Fight Team', who doesn't give anything away for free, wasn't intimidated and responded without hesitation.
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Recently, the animosity between the pair heated up again after Brigadeiro pointed out that many talk about him but don't have the courage to sign a contract to face him, citing Werdum as an example. Furthermore, the professional stated that 'Vai Cavalo' is avoiding Rousimar Toquinho and wagered that he would be submitted by him in a hypothetical fight.
Next, Werdum, a renowned MMA and Jiu-Jitsu fighter, downplayed his rival's skill as a fighter and again called him 'Ghost'. 'Vai Cavalo' went further, reiterating his disinterest in facing Brigadeiro and imposing a specific condition for the grappling match to take place: slaps to the face were allowed.
Now, Brigadeiro responded and exposed his enemy. The leader of the ' Astra Fight Team' mocked Werdum's justification for refusing the fight against Toquinho and made a point of reminding him that Toquinho himself, after a long time, admitted that he was responsible for the disagreement between them. It is true that Marcelo admitted Toquinho's superiority as a fighter, but made it clear that he considers his conduct inappropriate.
Brigadier's statement on 'Instagram'
"It must be very difficult to be my hater, because you all hate me, but in the end, you have to agree that I'm right about the things I say. Didn't I say that Werdum would chicken out against Toquinho? Well, he chickened out . He was on the Vale Tudo Portal and said that he's not going to fight Toquinho under any circumstances, because he's afraid of getting hurt."
“In that same interview, he admitted that he was the one who started the feud with me, he also admitted that he ran away from our fight, that he didn't accept my challenge to fight him . So, this whole narrative that, 'Oh, Brigadier is afraid of Werdum, that he started attacking Werdum,' is all a big lie. The great truth is that I have always respected Werdum .”
“ I never put myself on the same level as him as an athlete, because he achieved so much more than I did . I couldn't even make that comparison . But I didn't back down when he talked trash about me . And that's what differentiates me from you, my haters. You're all just sycophants. Just because the guy is a great champion, you think you have to fawn over him.”
“I don’t suck up to anyone. I’m authentic . I don’t consider myself better than anyone, but I don’t consider myself worse than anyone either . I don’t put myself in a position to subjugate myself just to suck up to someone because they’re a champion of this or that. If you talk about me, you’ll hear it on the same level . I respect everyone and try to help everyone.”
"In fact, I use the little prestige I have to help people, to do social projects, to change people's lives. Werdum uses the great prestige he has to talk trash about others and then run away from the fight and keep pushing online casinos on his followers . That's it, but keep sucking up to them. You're right," he concluded.
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