Fabricio Werdum - Photo: Sherdog
After finishing the Russian Fedor Emelianenko and achieve the most significant victory of his career, the gaucho Fabricio Werdum underwent surgery on his left elbow. At the time of the operation, Werdum planned to return to activity next March in Strikeforce (check here).
However, while holding seminars in several European and Asian countries, the fighter maintained contact with Japanese and United Arab Emirates organizations. This past weekend, Werdum confirmed that he will begin his training as soon as possible and considered the possibility of bringing forward his return to MMA.
“Strikeforce is planning my return for March against Fedor Emelianenko ou alistair overeem, however I think about having a fight before this date. Maybe it will happen in February in Japan or Abu Dhabi,” he said.
But before fighting again, the Brazilian athlete has other commitments scheduled until the end of this year. Werdum will help prepare his compatriots Renato “Babalu” e Fernando Bettega, who will be in action on December 4th at Strikeforce. While “Babalu” will face the North American Dan Henderson In the main fight of the night, Bettega will make his debut in the organization against the American Wayne Phillips in a fight valid for the preliminary card of the event.
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