PFL signs former UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum for 2021 season
- Heavyweight legend dreams of becoming Professional Fighters League champ at age of 44 – and winning US$1 million prize
- ‘I have fought for 23 years and this is my dream. I want to fight maybe twice in one night. I love the idea,’ says Werdum
The Professional Fighters League has signed former UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum ahead of its 2021 season.
The 43-year-old Brazilian (24-9) entered free agency after a first-round submission of former light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson (18-7) in July, in what was the Swede’s heavyweight debut.
“I’m coming for this belt,” Werdum tweeted.
The US-based PFL operates a unique regular season format with playoffs and championship bouts for each weight class, with a prize of US$1 million for each winner.
“It was a very good negotiation with them, and I know this event is getting very strong,” Werdum told ESPN. “I have fought for 23 years and this is my dream. I want to fight maybe twice in one night. I love the idea. You have one fight, you win, you go again.
“Maybe this [coming] year, 2021, I fight four or five fights. This is my dream. In the past, sometimes, [I fought] just one in a year, maybe two. I want to enjoy the moment because it’s so hard for us to stop fighting.