Fabricio Werdum Expects Title Shot After UFC 213 Win Over Alistair Overeem

Fabricio Werdum recently spoke with mmajunkie.com, here are the highlights…

On Wanting to Fight For The Title: “After this fight, I want to fight for the title again. This is my big goal. When I fought in jiu-jitsu competition, with a gi, I got the world championship twice. With grappling, at ADCC, I got it twice, too. Now, I have one UFC championship. I want one more, (to make it) two-two-two. I like the numbers, you know?”

On His Loss to Stipe Miocic: “With the Stipe Miocic fight, I was very emotional,” Werdum said. “I was very excited. It was in Brazil, in a stadium, 45,000 people were there. I lost my focus. I lost it. I had five rounds to beat him, and I went out there like a crazy (man). I respect Stipe Miocic, for sure, but that time in the fight I didn’t see what happened. I ran in and he just countered, just touched my chin. Very smart, too. Maybe in the next one, there’ll be a big difference. I want to be patient. Because five rounds is a lot, 25 minutes. And he knocked me out in two minutes, I don’t know, but it was very quick. Why did I go out there like a crazy (man)?”

On Being a Complete Fighter: “My opinion, my feeling is that I’ve changed a lot,” Werdum said. “The first time, I knew just jiu-jitsu. But now, I train muay Thai. I think I’m a very complete guy today. He’s very smart when he fights, but I don’t think he changed his game in everything. Like, a complete difference. He changed a little bit because he has a lot of experience, that’s it.”