Werdum explains decision to grant Velasquez immediate rematch
The announcement was met with some disappointment by fans, as Werdum dominated the last bout, but as he recently explained, he was happy to give Velasquez the rematch.
Earlier this week it was announced that Fabricio Werdum would rematch Cain Velaquez in his first heavyweight title defense. The announcement was met with some disappointment by media and fans, as Werdum dominated the last bout, but as he recently explained, he was happy to give Velasquez the rematch:
“I offered him a rematch after the fight because I respect him like I respected Fedor (Emelianenko),” said Werdum. “Those are the fighters that I respect the most in the MMA world because they show what they can do inside the cage, not by talking. After that, fans started saying Cain didn’t deserve a rematch because I dominated him, and I got into it as well. But I respect Cain. He was the best in the world one day, and I will give him a rematch, no problem.”