Werdum vs. Nelson Anticipated for UFC 143 - MMA Combat
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) will reportedly make his UFC return on February 4, 2012, when he locks horns with "Big Country" Roy Nelson (16-6-0) at UFC 143, scheduled to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAWeekly.com initially confirmed the news Wednesday afternoon.
The PRIDE, UFC, and Strikeforce veteran has been lobbying for a return to the world's premier promotion for several months now with a renewed confidence in his game after an impressive three-fight run to begin his tenure with Strikeforce, culminating with a win over heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko in June of 2010. Werdum would fall short in his goal to win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand-Prix however, dropping his most recent contest to former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem this past summer in the tournament quarter-finals. The thirty-four year old Brazilian is 2-2 under the UFC banner, sandwiching wins over Gabriel Gonzaga and Brandon Vera between losses to former champion Andrei Arlovski and current title-holder Junior dos Santos.
Ultimate Fighter Season 10 winner Roy Nelson picked up a much needed victory at UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz when he TKO'd Croatian legend Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic at 1:30 of the third round, taking his record to 3-2 inside the octagon; prior to that performance, Nelson surrendered back-to-back decisions to division front-runners Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir and has received heavy criticism from UFC president Dana White for a perceived lack of fitness in the past. The American grappling specialist is considered one of the division's best on the ground, but he'll need to be at the top of his game when he runs into the highly decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World champion that is Werdum.
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