Fabricio Werdum PFL
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming slated PFL 6 fight with Brandon Sayles.
MMAFighting.com first reported that Werdum has been forced out of the tournament, though details of his withdrawal are scarce at the moment. According to the report, it is unknown at this time if Werdum will remain part of the PFL heavyweight tournament. There has also not been a replacement opponent given to Sayles yet for his upcoming fight.
Werdum (24-9-1, 1 NC) is one of the most accomplished heavyweights in MMA history and he was looking to add to his legacy with a win in the PFL heavyweight tournament. In the first regular-season fight that Werdum had for his new promotion, he suffered an upset loss when Renan Ferreira stopped him with strikes. However, the result of that contest was overturned to a No Contest after Ferreira was deemed to have tapped out to a submission moments before he was able to finish off Werdum with h
Renan Ferreira Not Happy With PFL Over Not Getting Fabricio Werdum Rematch
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Renan Ferreira is questioning why he hasn’t gotten an immediate rematch with Fabricio Werdum.
Back in June, Ferreira and Werdum shared the cage in the main event of PFL 3. In the first round, Werdum locked in a triangle choke. It appeared that Ferreira tapped out but referee Keith Peterson didn’t call the fight off. Werdum let go of the hold and was on the receiving end of some vicious strikes from Ferreira. Peterson then called a halt to the fight and Ferreira was awarded the first-round finish.