Fabricio Werdum on Altercation with Tarverdyan: ‘I Could See He Wanted to Punch My Face’

Fabricio Werdum’s second victory over Travis Browne in UFC competition became a footnote because of what happened in the aftermath.Before the final verdict for the UFC 203 co-main event was announced, Werdum had a brief altercation with Browne’s coach, Edmond Tarverdyan, that ended with the Brazilian throwing a push kick at the Glendale Fighting Club head. Fortunately, the UFC avoided a full-blown melee, as both corners were ordered to exit the cage before the situation could escalate. According to Werdum, who ultimately won a unanimous decision over Browne, he reacted the way he did simply to keep Tarverdyan at a safe range. “The coach comes in and he says, ‘Shut up your mouth, motherf—-er. I said, ‘What?’ For me he’s [calling my mom a whore]. I just keep the distance,” Werdum said at the post-fight press conference. “I know he’s a boxing coach. I could see in his eyes he wanted to punch my face. I just kept the distance, that’s it. He said a lot of bad things. My mom said never say bad things about nobody, but he started it.” The fight itself had a bizarre moment in the opening stanza when Browne asked referee Gary Copeland to stop the action due to an apparent hand injury. The 6-foot-7 Hawaiian …

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