Junior "Cigano" dos Santos, a little-known Brazilian making his UFC debut, has just upended the UFC's heavyweight division with a stunning knockout of Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90.Cigano delivered a brutal right uppercut to the chin of Werdum, then finished him off with a left to the head and four quick strikes on the ground. The fight was over just 1:28 into the first round.
Werdum is considered one of the top heavyweights in the sport -- or at least he was until tonight, when he came in looking flabby and out of shape, while Cigano looked chiseled. Werdum had said the UFC owes him a title shot, but it was Cigano who looked like a champion tonight.
Cigano improves to 7-1 in his MMA career. Werdum falls to 11-4-1.
Wild Ending to UFC 90
CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (L) wrestles with Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva fights Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva talks to fans after he won the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Patrick Cote cannot continue the fight in the second round, after he injured his knee in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Patrick Cote cannot continue the fight in the second round, after he injured his knee in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva tries to get Patrick Cote to get up in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (R) fights Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (R) fights Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (L) punches Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva prepares before the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anderson Silva
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-26-2008 @ 12:36AM
Brayan said...
Yeah this was expected, UFC threw werdum to the wolves on this one. Cigano is a monster.
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10-26-2008 @ 2:01AM
Eric said...
No, he wasn't thrown to the wolves. Why is no one else noticing how terrible Werdum looked? Joe Rogan made excuses that Werdum was trying to bulk up, but you don't gain 20+ pounds in a couple of months intentionally ... Werdum was obviously injured or distracted from his training!
Werdum isn't a popular fighter, but he is the real deal ... he just didn't show up to fight!
10-26-2008 @ 12:17PM
Brayan said...
yeah sure, just like "Maynard's one-dimensionality will show"
The only one dimensionality i saw was werdums lack of standup and really now- who leans into a punch that bad?Someone with zero standup training.
He might have been injured or didnt train or was distracted but that doesnt excuse him from being dumb.
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10-27-2008 @ 7:49AM
Eric said...
I didn't get the winner right, but Maynard definitely showed that he was one-dimensional. What did he do other than lay-and-pray while boring me and the millions watching?