Fabricio Werdum will have little time to mourn the loss of the heavyweight belt to Stipe Miocic at UFC 198, on the 14th, in Curitiba. The gaucho restarts his journey to regain the category belt against Ben Rothwell at UFC 203, an event scheduled for September 10, in Cleveland (USA).
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The duel will take place on the same card where Miocic will defend his belt for the first time against the Dutchman alistair overeem.
Werdum, 38 years old, has a professional record of 20 wins, six losses and one draw. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Rio Grande do Sul won the interim UFC belt at UFC 180 in November 2014, when he knocked out Mark Hunt. He unified his reign by finishing the lineal champion Cain Velazquez at UFC 188, in June 2016. But Fabrício was surprised by Stipe Miocic at the packed Arena Baixada and was knocked out at home.
In turn, Ben Rothwell also needs recovery. The North American, who has a record of 36 wins and 10 losses, comes from a loss in his career to another Brazilian. He was surpassed by junior gypsy at UFC Fight Night 86
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