The main event of “UFC Fight Night 127” will be a battle between two former heavyweight champions. The event will he headlined by Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum, 40, of Los Angeles, California, United States and Alexander “Drago” Volkov, 29, of Moscow, Russia will headline the event at The O2 Arena in London, England, United Kingdom on March 17, 2018.
Werdum was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil where he started his Brazilian jiu-jitsu training. He is a former heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship while Volkov is a former heavyweight champion of Bellator MMA.
When Werdum made his UFC debut at “UFC 70: Nations Collide” on April 21, 2007, he lost to Andrei Arlovski, 39, of Belarus via unanimous decision. The UFC terminated its contract with Werdum after he was knocked out by his fellow Brazilian fighter Junior dos Santos, 34, on October 25, 2008.
But on November 8, 2011, the UFC signed Werdum again. On February 4, 2012, he defeated Roy “Big Country” Nelson, 41, of Nevada, USA at “UFC 143” via unanimous decision.
On November 15, 2014, Werdum became the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion when he knocked out Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt, 43, of New Zealand in the second round.
On May 14, 2016, Werdum was dethroned by Stipe Miocic, 35, of Ohio, USA at “UFC 198.” Currently, the former has 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw.
On the other hand, Volkov currently has 29 wins and 6 losses. He became the Bellator Heavyweight Champion on December 14, 2012 when he defeated Richard “Rare Breed” Hale, 32, of Ohio via unanimous decision.
On November 15, 2013, Volkov defended his title for the first time. He was dethroned by Vitaly Minakov, 33, of Bryansk, Russia at “Bellator 108” via a first-round technical knockout.
Volkov signed with the UFC in September 2016. He has fought three bouts in the promotion, winning them all.
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