Wagnney vs. Kock signed for WEC 43

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

With the rumors about a possible fight against Erik Kock, at WEC 43, which happens in September, in the United States, TATAME came into contact with Wagnney Fabiano, who confirmed the fight. "It's everything signed, all right", revealed the athlete, who doesn’t know much of his opponent, which will debut in the WEC after winning the previous seven fights. To speak the truth, Wagnney doesn’t know anything of the opponent.

"I saw some of his fights, it seems that he’s also a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, but I don’t know anything of him", said the experienced fighter of the Nova União, who won the past eight fights. Facing a “newbie” opponent, Wagnney guarantees that doesn’t think that it will be easy. "He is an young guy, will be with gas... I’m also taking it seriously, because we see that the young are hard... I see Dudu (Dantas), that if mark is one of the best in the category and is only 19 years old... We can never underestimate them, I'm training seriously", said the champion of the defunct IFL.

With an undeniable game of ground, Wagnney says that the fact of facing a man of Jiu-Jitsu doesn’t mean that the fight will go to the ground. "People were thinking that the fight between me and Frédson (Paixão) would go to the ground, but it was all on top", he said, recalling his last challenge in the WEC, against the two times world champion of Jiu-Jitsu. "We have to feel the fight to see how it will be", declared, commenting the recovery of his hand, which ended fractured in the fight against the compatriot. "I operated, and the recovery of the hand was cool. I still feel some things, but it isn’t preventing me from doing anything. Now its 98%, but until there it will be better”, concluded the fighter.