UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will return from a 19-month layoff against interim champion Fabricio Werdum on June 13 in Mexico City. Promotion officials announced the title bout Monday. It ...

MEXICO CITY -- For the second time in five years, Fabricio Werdum has submitted the best heavyweight in the world. Werdum (20-5-1) shocked Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 on Saturday night, submitting the ...

Fabricio Werdum is a man with many accolades. He added a most impressive accolade to his collection by capturing a piece of the UFC heavyweight championship by taking out Mark Hunt at UFC 180 on ...

Fabricio Werdum's time in the Global Fight League apparently is over. The promotion posted on social media Thursday that Werdum (24-10-1) is out of the GFL's first season due to an injury. But earlier ...

Some MMA comebacks aren't meant to happen. Despite this, athletes of all ages insist on returning to the cage, whether for money or to chase an old high. Such is the case with former UFC heavyweight ...

Last week, UFC president Dana White told the world that the heavyweight division was "tied" up until March because new champion Fabricio Werdum didn't want to fight again until then. "That's when ...

Hello, all! It is Thursday once again, which means it’s time for another edition of the Brazil Beat. You know, the weekly roundup of all Brazilian fighiting news all conveniently put together and ...