43°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
MMA UFC

Werdum gets revenge on Nogueira

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
June 8, 2013 - 11:38 pm
 

Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum exacted revenge for a 2006 loss with a verbal submission victory Saturday night over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC on Fuel TV 10 in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Werdum locked in an armbar midway through the second round to secure his third straight win.

Light heavyweight Thiago Silva spoiled the UFC debut of former Strikeforce champion Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante with a first-round knockout, and Erick Silva submitted Jason High just more than a minute into a welterweight bout.

Also on the card, welterweight Leonardo Santos earned the Season 2 title on “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil” with an arm-triangle submission win over William Macario.

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Petr Yan is carried from the octagon with his new belt after defeating Merab Dvalishvili during ...
Dana White looks forward after final UFC pay-per-view event

The UFC’s contract with ESPN expires Dec. 31 — the final ESPN card was Saturday — marking the end of the MMA company’s pay-per-view era. The UFC will move to Paramount+ in January.

MORE STORIES