Fabricio Werdum Returning To The UFC Facing Roy Nelson At 143

[No More Sorrow]

http://mmaweekly.com/fabricio-werdum-faces-roy-nelson-in-ufc-returnA UFC 143 heavyweight showdown between Roy Nelson and Fabricio Werdum is in tap for Super Bowl weekend, according to MMAWeekly.com sources.

Nelson’s (16-6) UFC tenure was teetering on the brink following back-to-back losses to Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir, but he bounced back strong in his most recent fight. Nelson took the fight to Mirko “Cro Cop Filipovic at UFC 137, likely ending the Croatian’s career via a third-round TKO stoppage.

The win over Cro Cop gave Nelson new life in the Octagon. The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 winner was under heavy scrutiny after the losses and receiving a heavy dose of criticism over his weight, but a victory always goes a long way towards silencing the critics.

Werdum (14-5-1) was on a strong run in Strikeforce, capping a three-fight winning streak with a victory over Fedor Emelianenko. He was upended in his most recent bout, delivering a lackluster performance and losing a unanimous decision to Alistair Overeem in June.

Werdum has been very vocal about wanting to return to the UFC, now getting his wish granted. He had a two-fight streak in his past UFC life halted by current UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos

 

[Deuce]

I like Roy Nelson, I think he will do well matched up against Fabricio Werdum and I think he could beat him. Roy has great durability and decent power so he could take out Fabricio, can't fully predict the winner just yet.

 

[Troy]

Hopefully Nelson doesn't try to lay on him for three rounds. I have to go with Werdum for the win here as I really can't see Nelson beating him.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah i mean if Werdum wants to stay in the UFC he'll have to get a win here, so i'll probably go with him as well.