Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Fabricio Werdum

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian mixed martial artist Fabricio Werdum.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Fabrício Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Heavyweight Champion and European jiu-jitsu champion. He holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in PRIDE, the UFC, Strikeforce, and Jungle Fight. At the time of his departure from the UFC, Werdum was #14 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Brazilian - Mixed Martial Artist | Born: July 30, 1977

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I considered accepting Fedor Emelianenko's offer and rematch him in Russia. I wanted an extra million dollars to do it, but they declined.

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I love the UFC, and I want to say thank you for many things. And, for sure, I've had problems, too.

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I just want the UFC to give me the chance to show I'm the best in the world.

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UFC gave me a lot of things, and I gave a lot to the UFC. We had a good relationship. Sometimes we had a little bit of problems, but not very important.

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I want to bring the PFL to Brazil. I want it to be famous in Brazil. This is my big goal. Not just fight but I want to help the PFL grow up.

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If I were afraid of anyone, I wouldn't be in this sport.

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When the fans say 'Werdum is the greatest heavyweight in the world,' I love this for sure.

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I joke all the time with my friends.

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My training is very important.

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I just like to fight.

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I like fighting in Las Vegas.

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This is my life, I love this, I love it when I go inside the Octagon.

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It's very important to respect.

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It happened with me in the past that I was not well trained for a reason, like an injury, and I started talking a lot to fool myself, to show everyone that I'm fine, but I was not.

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I am able to put on 'Fight of the Night.'

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I want to be different from other people.

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All the time I have a small injury or a bigger injury.

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I respect Fedor a lot, he's an example in our world. I would give him this rematch, for sure.

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If you're the man, you don't have to show it to other people.

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I looked at PFL 'cause I know the season has a lot of fights in a year.

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Just because someone sends you some gloves you don't need to keep making several posts with them. That's not how it works, you have to value your image.

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I want to rematch 'Cigano' in Brazil, at the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre. It would be a dream come true. Fighting in my hometown, where I was born and raised.

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I never entered a fight overconfident.

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I think Ronda is a level above every UFC fighter, but not Cris Cyborg.

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Ray Sefo was a fighter and now he's a promoter and this is good. Ray Sefo knows two sides, this is amazing.

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I'm fluent in Spanish, so I can do a character that speaks Spanish.

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I worked as bricklayer, operating forklifts, building scenes for TV shows. I did everything. When I worked at the TV, I told them I would come back one day to give interviews, and they laughed at me.

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I don't want to be able to just lose the title and then decide I'm going to retire. I want to be able to keep working hard and giving it my all.

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I don't like the trash talking too much. When my opponents say something, for sure I respond, I say something, too. I don't start the trash talk.

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I talked about a rematch with Velasquez in respect. He was a great champion and did a lot for the sport, so I was being respectful.

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I have a lot of options to sign when I left UFC, when I go a different way. The PFL called me, the season is amazing, four fights in a short time is good, too. One million dollars and a good contract.

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If you lose your last fight in the UFC, people don't want to give you the good money. They don't.

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I want to be remembered just as Fabricio Werdum, just the way I've always been.

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We had a good relationship - sometimes there were some controversies, disagreements, things that happen in a normal relationship. I am very grateful to the UFC for all these years; I made my career practically in the UFC.

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I don't know where, but for sure I want to fight Fedor because I respect him, and in my mind, he's the best in the world.

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I don't like people who are full of themselves.

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I care about where I'm fighting, not who I'm fighting.

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Any punch can end a fight, so there's no easy fight.

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I wanted the ADCC championship, I got it two times.

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I can fight Mark Hunt, Velasquez, Brock Lesnar or anyone else in Las Vegas.

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Cris Cyborg is the best fighter in the world.

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The heavyweight division is dangerous because one punch can end everything.

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When you train everyday with a guy like Rafael, you feel a different energy. It is like you need to show him that you are evolving. Some coaches impose respect. Cordeiro earns your respect and admiration.

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I've done a lot for the sport. Those wins over Fedor, 'Minotauro' and Velasquez will forever be in the history of the sport.

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When I fought against Fedor, no one picked me. But then afterwards, they ask 'Who is Fabricio Werdum?'

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I want to fight Fedor, a lot. I respect him a lot, and I want to give him the chance to fight me again.

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I like television a lot, I'm not an embarrassed guy when a camera appears, I'm very natural and I really like it.

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All the time I am the underdog.

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Nobody believed when I knocked down Mark Hunt.

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Ray Sefo has a lot of respect. You know why? Cause he was a fighter before. He is my friend. I like him and I like the respect, the honor that the guys have in the PFL.

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Mark Hunt knew I was going to try to take him down, and I was shooting for ankle picks to avoid his uppercuts. I tried it once and twice, and he thought I would try one more time, so I threw the knee. He was expecting the takedown and was ready to throw the uppercut, when he realized I threw the knee it was too late for him to cover up.

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When have a fight with my friend, you have a fight with me, too.

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I respected Fedor for a long time. I never said bad things about him, never in my life. I respect him a lot.

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I always wanted to enter the UFC, and they gave me that opportunity twice.

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If the champion can't fight because of an injury, it's not my fault. It happens in this sport. It's normal.

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Overeem is really smart when he's fighting, had the patience to wait for the right moment.

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I like the idea of fighting maybe four times a year. PFL give the opportunity for this.