Werdum: It doesn’t help to complain about GP delay
Guilherme Cruz: What did you think about the postponement of your fight to June? Fabricio Werdum: It’s bad for my preparation, because…
Guilherme Cruz: What did you think about the postponement of your fight to June?
Fabricio Werdum: It’s bad for my preparation, because I was ready, but it doesn’t help it if I complain. If it has to happen, it will. You have to think for the good side, I’ll have some extra time to prepare myself. I won’t keep training so hard, but I’ll do my preparation so I fight in June. My appointment will be then. I don’t know how the place of the event is like, if I’ll go there because of (Josh) Barnett’s problem, but that’s what I’m up to.
GC: The fight was postponed to June, and they’ve told me the finale will be in December. Won’t it be too close?
FW: I like it that way, i’d rather not stop fighting. If the quarterfinals are in June, the semifinals could be in August and the finale in December, it’s good. I don’t enjoy being on hold. This way I can stay in shape. I had a surgery after my fight against Fedor and I had to stay some time off.
Strikeforce wanted me to fight in December, but I wasn’t ready. Now I’m 100%.
GC: How were you doing on your preparation?
FW: It was great, I was about to finish it. Even Wanderlei came here another day to help me. I’ve earned my black belt on Muay Thai, and I could see Rafael knocking everybody out and I felt he didn’t do his best when he fought me, but the other day he hit me with a knee and took me down. Then I’ve asked him why you never did it to me?, and he said well, now you’re a black belt (laughs). He really baptized me (laughs). The other day Wanderlei came here at the gym and, when I saw him, he was putting his gloves on. He’s still recovering from his injury, so we did one Boxing round. You don’t have any idea, I’ve been hurt on my head a lot… He baptized me too (laughs).