Fabricio Werdum weighs in on Nogueira’s fight with Randy Couture

Fabricio Werdum was considered at one point to be the biggest threat to the UFC’s heavyweight title. Fellow Brazilian and MMA legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira could take one step closer to the top spot when he fights Randy Couture at UFC 102, but who does Werdum think will take this fight of true MMA legends?

Speaking to Tatame, Fabricio Werdum speaks about the heavyweight clash.

“I think Minotauro will win, even more because of the fact of being Brazilian, but I have great faith in him. He had this defeat to Frank Mir, it happens, always has the first time, and it doesn’t matter, the level is so high that a little detail makes the difference. I think that Minotauro will get it.

Randy Couture is good, but Minotauro has a very good guard and it may gat him in a triangle. I’m almost sure that Couture will take him down, but he has a very good guard and it get him into a triangle or a guillotine.”

The fight between Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem takes place at Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s fight with Randy Couture will take place at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon on August 29th.

By Rory Logan