With Cain out due to injury, Mark Hunt gets a shot at the interim heavyweight title. It is too bad that Hunt will not have proper time to train and will have to focus on making weight instead of training for a former world champion in bjj, who has become an amazing muay thai fighter under the great master Rafael Corderiro.
Although I like the resurgence of Werdum, I am rooting for Hunt. Alistair Overeem called him the strongest fighter he has ever faced and we know Overeem has faced the best in both kickboxing in K-1 and in MMA as well. If Hunt can fight off the takedown of Werdum and land some of his powerful punches, he could pull it off.
The outcome of this fight will depend on how well Hunt can prevent the take downs and improved his grappling versus how much Werdum has improved in his striking since the uppercut knockout by Junior Dos Santos. If the fight takes place on the feet, between Hunt's thunderous punches and his granite chin, Werdum might end up on the floor staring towards the heavens, as Hunt walks off after one of his 'Roy Nelson' dropping uppercuts!
Although I like the resurgence of Werdum, I am rooting for Hunt. Alistair Overeem called him the strongest fighter he has ever faced and we know Overeem has faced the best in both kickboxing in K-1 and in MMA as well. If Hunt can fight off the takedown of Werdum and land some of his powerful punches, he could pull it off.
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