Quotes from Fabricio Werdum

I've done a lot for the sport. Those wins over Fedor, 'Minotauro' and Velasquez will forever be in the history of the sport.

I love the UFC, and I want to say thank you for many things. And, for sure, I've had problems, too.

Brazil, like Mexico, has some of the best fighters. There's quantity and quality.

UFC gave me a lot of things, and I gave a lot to the UFC. We had a good relationship. Sometimes we had a little bit of problems, but not very important.

Ray Sefo has a lot of respect. You know why? Cause he was a fighter before. He is my friend. I like him and I like the respect, the honor that the guys have in the PFL.

When the fans say 'Werdum is the greatest heavyweight in the world,' I love this for sure.

I don't want to be able to just lose the title and then decide I'm going to retire. I want to be able to keep working hard and giving it my all.

I want to rematch 'Cigano' in Brazil, at the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre. It would be a dream come true. Fighting in my hometown, where I was born and raised.

Mark Hunt knew I was going to try to take him down, and I was shooting for ankle picks to avoid his uppercuts. I tried it once and twice, and he thought I would try one more time, so I threw the knee. He was expecting the takedown and was ready to throw the uppercut, when he realized I threw the knee it was too late for him to cover up.

I want to be remembered just as Fabricio Werdum, just the way I've always been.

Mark Hunt has a huge knockout power, but I will do my best to avoid that.

When you train everyday with a guy like Rafael, you feel a different energy. It is like you need to show him that you are evolving. Some coaches impose respect. Cordeiro earns your respect and admiration.

Ray Sefo was a fighter and now he's a promoter and this is good. Ray Sefo knows two sides, this is amazing.

What motivated me to sign with the PFL was precisely the grand prix format, which gives you this great prize. One million dollars, that gets any person's or any athlete's attention.

It happened with me in the past that I was not well trained for a reason, like an injury, and I started talking a lot to fool myself, to show everyone that I'm fine, but I was not.

All the time I have a small injury or a bigger injury.

I don't like the trash talking too much. When my opponents say something, for sure I respond, I say something, too. I don't start the trash talk.

I'm confident in Kings MMA.

Nobody believed when I knocked down Mark Hunt.

I watch Mark Hunt fight for a long time, since his K-1 days. He's a nice guy. He tries to knock you out all the time. That's his style.

I considered accepting Fedor Emelianenko's offer and rematch him in Russia. I wanted an extra million dollars to do it, but they declined.

I worked as bricklayer, operating forklifts, building scenes for TV shows. I did everything. When I worked at the TV, I told them I would come back one day to give interviews, and they laughed at me.

I've lived for two years in Croatia, one year in Japan, Brazil, Spain, and all those different countries.

It's ugly when a fighter changes the way he is and tries to be like somebody else.