Werdum trains with Minotouro opponent for UFC 198

Werdum (left) and Cummins (right) prepare for UFC 198. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Protagonist of the main fight of UFC 198, in which he will put the heavyweight belt on the line against Stipe Miocic, Fabricio Werdum prepared for the event with another athlete who will be on the card. The Brazilian trained with the American Pat Cummins, an opponent of his compatriot Rogério Minotouro.

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The training session took place at the “Kings MMA” gym, led by Rafael Cordeiro in California (USA). Werdum always prepares locally, but it was Cummins who decided to bring part of his training to the team, which is also the home of the lightweight champion. Rafael dos Anjos.

The moment was recorded by the “Kings MMA” profiles on social media, which mainly highlighted the intensity of the activity and the dedication of both fighters. “Hard training between Pat Cummins and Fabricio Werdum. This is the type of training that you can even include as another fight in your record”, wrote the gym.

UFC 198 takes place on May 14th, at Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba (PR). In addition to Werdum, Miocic, Cummins and Minotouro, the event will feature the presence of several Brazilian MMA stars, such as: Ronaldo Jacare e Vitor belfort, who face each other in the co-main fight; Anderson Silva, which faces Uriah Hall; Mauritius Shogun, which will have Corey anderson from the front; It is Chris Cyborg, who debuts in the octagon against Leslie Smith.

Check out the photo of the training session between Werdum and Cummins below:

#Repost @kings_mma with @repostapp.・・・ Strong training between Pat Cummins and Werdum. This is that training that you can put as another fight at Sherdog.#Repost @officialdurkin ・・・ Whatever it takes to get out of the way of one of these from @werdum #WereFriendsISwear : @doooker

A photo published by Fabricio Werdum (@werdum) on Apr 6, 2016 at 2:42 am PDT

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