Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum avenged a prior loss and earned one of the biggest victories of his career on June 8th. The decorated jiu-jitsu specialist submitted Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira in a rematch at UFC on Fuel TV 10 and retains his top-three spot in the heavyweight rankings.
At UFC 161, former UFC light heavyweight champ “Suga” Rashad Evans eked out a razor-thin Split Decision win over Dan “Hendo” Henderson to re-enter the top three at 205 pounds. In women’s action, Poland’s Joanna Jędrzejczyk cracked the flyweight top ten by defeating Julia Berezikova.