A Quote by Fedor Emelianenko
I would like to have a rematch against Fabricio Werdum.
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When I fought against Fedor, no one picked me. But then afterwards, they ask 'Who is Fabricio Werdum?'
That's why I like Demian Maia and Fabricio Werdum. Demian will take you down and do his game. Werdum learned the stand-up to know what's coming, but he never stopped using his jiu-jitsu. He will clinch, take you down and submit you.
My first MMA fight was July 2006 here in Brazil. I won a few fights here in Brazil, and then I got a chance to fight in the UFC, but they put me against the number one contender for the title at that time. It was Fabricio Werdum.
If you fight with big names, with legends of mixed martial arts like Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt, like Fabricio Werdum, you will go to the highest rankings and get bigger and bigger names too.
I want to be remembered just as Fabricio Werdum, just the way I've always been.
I don't think I need the rematch. I won the fight; I think I'd win a rematch. But the thing about it is, I want to be in big fights, fights where there's a lot of buzz, a lot of people wanting to see the fight, and a rematch with Nick Diaz fits the bill.
A rematch is one of those things that will always be there when you remove a champion, and it's something you definitely need to give them - that chance for a rematch. That's the only way to do it.
He's got a rematch clause in his contract but I'm not sure if he's going to want to exercise that rematch but if he does, I'd happily oblige. I'll go over to Canada and give him another whooping.
When I won the belt, I dominated Renan Barao, and they gave him an instant rematch within two months. And then he missed weight and they still gave him a rematch.
Dominick Cruz, that would be a fun rematch.
I would definitely be interested in a rematch with Callum Smith.
If I could have my dream fight, it would be an Errol Spence rematch.
Cain Velasquez attacks more, and throws more punches and kicks. It's hard to fight against him. He's very athletic, you can see that from his fights with 'Cigano,' but Werdum trains hard and is a great fighter.
Werdum's the champ for a reason. He's good at jiu jitsu; like he says, he's gotten better on his feet.
I respect Fedor a lot, he's an example in our world. I would give him this rematch, for sure.
I think me and Werdum got some old beef from Strikeforce. He's a guy I've always wanted to fight. I've thought it through, and I like the style matchup.
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