Fabricio Werdum was one of the winners at UFC 85, this Saturday, in England. The black belt defeated Brandon Vera by technical knockout at the end of the first round. Nevertheless, the party was marred by complaints from the American of premature intervention from the referee. Dismayed, Vera played down Werdum's vitory, inspiring ire on the part of the Brazilian.
In an email sent to the GRACIEMAG.com newsroom, Werdum commented on the episode:
"I'm very pleased with my win. I came to England to show my skills and training, I put on an excellent fight and won, in the 1st round. I can't go against the referee's opinion, they know what they are doing and if the ref hadn't stopped it then, he would have stopped it two punches later. My goal is the belt, I don't have time for a revenge match with Vera. He was in my way and I got him out of it. I'm not discarding the possibility of facing him and knocking him out again. I'm fully prepared, but first he has to go to the back of the line.
Blessings"
