Werdum: “To beat Fedor, just me”

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Esther Lin

After a submission victory in the Strikeforce debut, Fabrício Werdum wanted a shot against Fedor Emelianenko, but Scott Coker announced the Las Emperor’s debut against the undefeated Brett Rogers. In exclusive interview to TATAME.com, Werdum commented the fight.

“Brett is a huge guy, very heavy, but I don’t know if he has Fedor’s speed… He’s chubby, but is the best of the world, so I think Fedor bests him in explosion, even more if Brett tries to box with him. Brett has a heavy hand, everything can happen, but Fedor will knock him out”, bets the BJJ black belt, confidence in his game to beat the Russian.

To beat Fedor, just me (laughs)… It’s gonna be with me”, jokes the Chute Boxe athlete, betting in the jiu-jitsu against the best heavyweight in the MMA history. “My game doesn’t match with Fedor’s and I trust in me… This fight will happen and I feel very well, everybody saw in my last fight that I’m better, lighter, training hard and focused. It won’t be easy, he showed he’s the best in the world, but I want this opportunity”, finished Werdum.