UFC eying winner of Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne as next for Fabricio Werdum.

[Dale]

It sounds like Fabricio Werdum's inactivity isn't sitting well with the UFC. According to Ariel Helwani's report Wednesday night on FOX Sports Live, UFC president Dana White would like to see the heavyweight No. 1 contender pressed into action sooner than later. With UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez said to be shelved for much of 2014 after undergoing shoulder surgery Tuesday, UFC brass would like Werdum paired with the winner of Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne later this month at UFC 168.

Barnett returns after a vicious first-round stoppage over Frank Mir at UFC 164 in August, while Browne scored an equally brutal KO over former K-1 grand prix champion Alistair Overeem the same month at UFC Fight Night 26. Werdum hasn't competed since early June where he submitted Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC on FUEL TV 10, avenging an earlier loss from a 2006 bout in PRIDE.


Oddly enough, former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos believes he could be next for either Browne or Barnett, saying earlier this week he believed that fight would make the most sense for the division. "I don't know what's next for me, and I don't choose opponents," dos Santos said. "I'll be ready for anyone, but I believe my next opponent can be either Josh Barnett or Travis Bowne."

I'd be perfectly fine with that. Werdum vs the winner and Junior vs the loser.

 

[Slim]

Although I really do want to see Werdum vs. Cain... since Cain is out again... it would be good to have Werdum vs. the winner. That way we have a definitive challenger for Cain when he returns.

 

[Deezy]

If Zuffa is tired of Werdummy playing the waiting game, just give him JDS and tell him to fuck off.

 

[Slim]

crazy how they let everyone else sit on the sidelines. Like Barao sat out for like a year after winning the interim... Same with Condit. Guess they are tired of guys sittin out all this time. But it is still kinda messed up how now they are forcing him to fight but let them sit out for so long it was like... are they even still employed

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

Sucks for Werdum and as [MENTION=53]Slim[/MENTION] said guys have sat out for much longer just waiting, Condit sat on his ass for a year while Champion. The UFC had better hope that between now and when Cain returns another HW starts wrecking people left and right. As it stands the only guys near contention at HW are Werdum, Barnett, Browne and 2 of them will be knocked out of contention when this is all said and done.

Sucks for Werdum and as [MENTION=53]Slim[/MENTION] said guys have sat out for much longer just waiting, Condit sat on his ass for a year while Champion. The UFC had better hope that between now and when Cain returns another HW starts wrecking people left and right. As it stands the only guys near contention at HW are Werdum, Barnett, Browne and 2 of them will be knocked out of contention when this is all said and done.