Fabricio Werdum became the first man to legitimately beat the pound for pound best fighter in MMA. Fabricio was under attack early when Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko came charging at him. Fedor even sent Fabricio to the ground due to some pretty serious strikes. However, as soon as the fight hit the ground the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Fabricio Werdum quickly took the fight out of Fedor’s hands. Fabricio effectively controlled Fedor in his guard, eventually attacking Fedor with a fight ending Triangle choke/Arm-bar combination submitting the Mixed Martial Arts legend and winning the fight.
From training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at D’Arce in Long Island, New York I knew once Fedor followed such a dangerous Black Belt to the ground it might mean the end for “The Last Emperor." Once Fedor realized he was in danger it was too late, as he tried to escape Fabricio's active guard he only wound up in an even worse position. Fabricio took what was a choke and turned it into a combination submission, eventually securing a joint lock forcing Fedor to submit or face serious injury. Watching Werdum handle the so called “Pound for Pound” best fighter on the planet on the ground was like watching Royce Gracie handle fighters during the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) early years.
Fabricio Stayed calm and believed in the techniques he has perfected through years and years of training and drilling. Werdum was able to turn the bad position Fedor put him in into the position he would ultimately use to beat Fedor. Fabricio used Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Dethrone the WAMMA Champ helping BJJ shine once again in the MMA media and in the process helped make all of us BJJ practitioners proud.
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