
UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is interested in fighting Fedor Emelianenko at a UFC event in Chechnya.
Over the past few months, UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has made his relationship with controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov abundantly clear. Despite Kadyrov's unsavoury past, the Brazilian champion suggested that the UFC should host an event in Chechnya and feature Werdum against Fedor Emelianenko in the main event.
"I wish that, one day in the near future, Fedor and I can fight in the first UFC in Chechenia," Werdum said on his Instagram. "I think this would be a glorious inaugural event in Chechenia, and I think the fans would love to see this competition between two legends."
Werdum has made numerous trips to Chechnya over the past year since he…
Werdum wants 'dream' fight against Fedor at inaugural UFC show in Chechnya