Fabricio Werdum Suffered a Concussion Prior to UFC 188

– Fabricio Werdum recently spoke with the The MMA Hour, here are the highlights…

On His Current Status: I [had] an injury in my foot this time. I say, ‘No problem. It’s OK. I won’t kick the right leg. It’s OK.’ But, [then] last Friday, I had a big injury in my back. It’s like an old injury, you know? For a long time I haven’t had a problem with this because my back is more strong, but I’m feeling very bad, you know? This is Friday. I tried to train again Monday because I rested Saturday and Sunday, I rest[ed], just massage[d] it and recover[ed]…I trained, but I’m not feeling good, man…When I have the injury in my back, my body’s not 100 percent. I’m feeling 70 percent, and then my mind goes down too…I don’t have this balance. This is very important when everything’s 100 percent, because at this level, you have one thing go wrong, it’s done. This level is very high-level.”

On Almost Pulling Out of UFC 188 Due to a Concussion: “All the time I have a small injury or a bigger injury,” Werdum said. “The last one versus Cain Velasquez, I had a big injury in my head, in my balance, I had it. The last one. I didn’t spar for 40 days. Nobody knows this…[I almost] canceled the fight because I had a big injury in my head. Yes, [a] concussion, in my ear and my head. I didn’t spar for 40 days…I just sparred one week before the fight. This is OK.”