F. Werdum used another brand to provoke Reebok. (Photo: Disclosure / Reproduction)
Brazilian dominance Fabricio Werdum with the Spanish language gave him the chance to become a UFC commentator for Latin America. However, a joke and criticism from the former champion with the Reebok brand took away his position. At the time, the former heavyweight champion removed the Reebok brand and placed the Nike brand on a photo of himself, saying that Ultimate's partner brand was generic and Nike was the original.
Recently, “Vai Cavalo” said he was misunderstood, admitted that he regrets making the joke and asked Dana White, president of Ultimate, for his “second” job back.
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“I have no problem with Reebok, which is a big UFC sponsor. I have a great relationship with the UFC, I work hard for them. I go a lot throughout Latin America and do a lot of events in Mexico. Now I'm just waiting for them to let me go back. I want to go to Las Vegas maybe next week to talk to Dana White about a lot of things. I make a lot of jokes on my social media. That's who I am, but Dana doesn't understand me. Maybe the mood is different in Brazil and the USA. That's why I want to go there and talk to him, maybe even play a little and post the video. I've worked at UFC for a long time, and I was the company's ambassador in Latin America. I did a lot of cool things in Mexico, with the Latin American fans. I just want to go there, sit down, have a coffee and say, “Dana, I'm 100% with the UFC, you know that. I think it’s important to sit down and talk”, commented the Brazilian, in an interview with the North American program “The MMA Hour”.
Until he returns to his second job, Werdum already has a defined focus on his main job: the Brazilian must face alistair overeem at UFC 213, according to a report from the North American website “FloCombat”. The former champion and the Dutchman have already faced each other twice, once in Pride, with a victory for Werdum, and another in Strikeforce, with a victory for Overeem.
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