UFC’s Fabricio Werdum revealed today in an interview with MMA Fighting today that he is entering negotiations with WWE. The 40 year old Brazillian vet of the fight game says he would like to do pro wrestling and MMA at the same time.
”I think that both (at the same time) is doable, You can do WWE. … If I had the opportunity I’d fight there, no problem. It’s financially great. Fight at WWE, a spectacle that is fun to do. I’d definitely do it. I have a meeting Thursday about it, doing both (UFC and WWE). I want to fight, doesn’t matter where.”
”I’ll have this meeting Thursday in San Diego to see if something happens with WWE,” Werdum said. “It’s cool, a unique opportunity to do a few fights there as well. People think it’s easy, but it’s not. You have to be well trained to do those jumps, you have to be agile. It’s not easy as some people might think. It’s quite complicated. You have to be well trained and practice a lot to captivate the audience.”
You can read the whole interview here.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion made the connection with WWE via movie producer Rob Hickman after he performed in 2016 remake of ‘Kickboxer’. Werdum is currently preparing for his next fight on March 17th against Alexander Volkov in London. This will be his fourth fight since last summer.
This would be yet another big name MMA talent making their way into pro wrestling and sports entertainment with WWE. Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey earned WWE a ton of mainstream press with her surprise appearance in January at Royal Rumble, and is set to be in a marquee match at this year’s Wrestlemania. And since 2012, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar has been a featured performer for WWE in his return run. Lesnar has also been able to fight with UFC during his current WWE tenure.
