Robelis Despaigne defeated Junior dos Santos via first-round knockout on the main card of Most Valuable Promotions. Fabricio Werdum, a former UFC heavyweight champion, said he expected Despaigne to be favored despite a prior rivalry with dos Santos. Werdum described contacting dos Santos after the fight and said dos Santos responded quickly and handled the result without excuses. Werdum was surprised by the reported salary figures, noting dos Santos earned $80,000 and arguing that a former UFC heavyweight champion should not fight for that amount. Werdum also suggested Netflix should pair Despaigne with Francis Ngannou, calling Despaigne a difficult matchup and predicting a knockout win for him.
"“I had a great rivalry with 'Cigano,' but after our last fight we became friends. When I saw the Cuban's fights in Karate Combat, I commented in the WhatsApp group where Rafael Cordeiro, Lyoto and Wanderlei are. All the support is for daddy 'Cigano,' but I don't think it's going to happen,” said Werdum, who after having his expectation confirmed made a point of calling his friend at the end of the fight."
"“I sent him a message and he replied right away. I was happy that he took it in stride and didn't make excuses.” Werdum was surprised by the salary figures released from the event, which revealed that dos Santos earned $80,000 for his fight."
"“I thought they started with great purses. The only one that didn't make any sense to me was 'Cigano's.' I think they got a zero wrong,” Werdum said. “Two years ago he fought me for $800,000 or $1 million at Gamebred Fighting Championship. It doesn't make sense for a former UFC heavyweight champion to fight for $80,000. There's definitely an error there.”"
"“This Cuban is a terrible matchup for Francis Ngannou,” Werdum said. “He has a lot of reach, speed, and precision. I'm 99% sure he'll beat Ngannou by knockout.”"
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