UFC 211 on May 13 is headlined by heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic vs. former champion Junior Dos Santos. Now Brazil’s Combate reports that the card will also feature Fabricio Werdum vs. Ben Rothwell. Werdum is the #1 contender, while Rothwell is ranked #5.
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Fabricio Werdum will face Ben Rothwell at UFC 211, May 13, in Dallas (USA), as Combate.com learned from sources close to the organization. “Vai Cavalo”, as Werdum is nicknamed, had already expressed his desire to fight in the event after knowing that dos Santos would be the challenger to the title of the category. A victory can make the gaucho the next to receive the opportunity to fight for the belt.
This is the second time that the fight between Werdum and Rothwell is set. The first was in September last year at UFC 203, but the American suffered a knee injury and the match was canceled.
At 39, Werdum is the number 1 in the heavyweight ranking and tries to resume the route to the belt that was once his. In the last performance, he beat Travis Browne by unanimous decision, recovering from the setback against Miocic when he lost the division title by being knocked out in the first round.
Rothwell is four years younger and ranks fifth in the rankings. He comes upside down against Junior Cigano by unanimous decision. The result interrupted a string of four consecutive American wins.
UFC 211 will be the fourth that the UFC has hosted in Dallas, following UFC 185 in March of 2015, UFC 171 in March of 2014, and UFC 103 in September of 2009.
