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Former champ Fabricio Werdum eyes title shot with ‘spectacular’ win over Travis Browne at UFC 203
- Updated: September 9, 2016
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum wants a chance to take the belt back to Kings MMA, and he expects to earn a shot at the winner of Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem with a win over Travis Browne at UFC 203.
Werdum was originally scheduled to meet Ben Rothwell in the co-main event of UFC 203 on Sept. 10, but Browne stepped up with Rothwell got injured. Werdum didn’t mind about the change. He only had one demand: fight a top 10, get the finish and earn another shot at the heavyweight championship.
“That’s the goal,” Werdum told MMA Fighting. “I never saw someone say they want to win by decision. I think everybody wants a knockout or a submission. The speech is always the same. The quicker, the better. One minute, one round, two rounds, that’s better. I can’t think differently.
“I need this victory. It’s important for my goal to fight for the title again. I deserved an immediate rematch since I was coming off six wins in a row, but I knew the UFC wouldn’t give it to me. Winning this fight, I will deserve it. I will do everything I can to put on a spectacular fight to earn another title shot.”
A dominant, unanimous decision win over Browne earned Werdum a shot at the belt in 2014, but the Brazilian …
