Werdum submits Velasquez, claims undisputed heavyweight title
The main event of UFC 188 featured a heavyweight title between champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum.
The main event of UFC 188 featured a heavyweight title between champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum.
In a back-and-forth fight that threatened to end at any moment, UFC interim heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum spoiled Cain Velasquez’s homecoming and unified the title.
Werdum (20-5-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) went toe-to-toe with Velasquez (13-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) over three rounds and hurt him enough to draw an exhausted takedown attempt, which he promptly capitalized on with a guillotine choke that forced a tap at the 2:13 mark of the frame.
The heavyweight title unification bout was the main event of today’s UFC 188 event at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City.
Official Result:Fabricio Werdum defeated Cain Velasquez by Submission (Guillotine Choke, Round 3, 2:15)