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After dropping a unanimous decision to Andrei Arlovski in his UFC debut back in April, Fabricio Werdum (9-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will return to the organization to take on Gabriel Gonzaga (8-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 80.
The news comes from GracieMag.com, citing the head of Gonzaga’s Team Link.
UFC 80 takes place in Newcastle, England — either on Jan. 12 or Jan. 19 — at Metro Radio Arena.
The heavyweight bout between the two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts will be a rematch from four years ago. At a Jungle Fight 1 event in Brazil, Werdum scored a third-round TKO of Gonzaga.
Gonzaga last competed at UFC 74 in August — in a title fight against UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture. In the weeks leading up to the main event, Gonzaga was considered a slight favorite. However, despite breaking Couture’s arm while throwing a head kick, Gonzaga would suffer a broken nose and eventual third-round TKO.
TAfter dropping a unanimous decision to Andrei Arlovski in his UFC debut back in April, Fabricio Werdum (9-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will return to the organization to take on Gabriel Gonzaga (8-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 80.
The news comes from GracieMag.com, citing the head of Gonzaga’s Team Link.
UFC 80 takes place in Newcastle, England — either on Jan. 12 or Jan. 19 — at Metro Radio Arena.
The heavyweight bout between the two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts will be a rematch from four years ago. At a Jungle Fight 1 event in Brazil, Werdum scored a third-round TKO of Gonzaga.
Gonzaga last competed at UFC 74 in August — in a title fight against UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture. In the weeks leading up to the main event, Gonzaga was considered a slight favorite. However, despite breaking Couture’s arm while throwing a head kick, Gonzaga would suffer a broken nose and eventual third-round TKO.
The loss snapped Gonzaga’s six-fight win streak, including a four-fight win streak in the UFC.
Werdum, a former PRIDE Fighting Championships fighter, signed with the UFC earlier this year. He was considered an instant heavyweight contender (fresh off a first-round submission victory over Aleksander Emelianenko), but after the lackluster loss to Arlovski at UFC 75, Werdum seemingly fell off the UFC’s radar.
he loss snapped Gonzaga’s six-fight win streak, including a four-fight win streak in the UFC.
Werdum, a former PRIDE Fighting Championships fighter, signed with the UFC earlier this year. He was considered an instant heavyweight contender (fresh off a first-round submission victory over Aleksander Emelianenko), but after the lackluster loss to Arlovski at UFC 75, Werdum seemingly fell off the UFC’s radar.

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