Fabricio Werdum defeated Travis Browne at UFC 203 on Saturday night, but perhaps the bigger story was what went down in the Octagon after the fight.
Shortly after Werdum was announced as the winner by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27), he appeared to taunt Browne’s corner with a crybaby gesture. That prompted Edmond Tarverdyan, Browne’s trainer, to start yelling at him before a brief altercation ensued, culminating with Werdum kicking Tarverdyan in the chest.
Edmond Taverdyan instigated the issue with Werdum. Werdum kicked him. Taverdyan earned it. #UFC203 pic.twitter.com/cdXSUbDe9M
— #Dizz © (@TalkMMA) September 11, 2016
Apparently some name-calling inspired the boot:
Werdum says Tarverdyan said, "Shut your mouth you motherf'er."
"My mom says never say bad things. He started."
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 11, 2016
Werdum isn’t exactly known for his graciousness in victory, but this was still a strange incident all around. Credit though to Tarverdyan, who is also known for training Browne’s more famous girlfriend, Ronda Rousey, for brushing off Werdum’s kick like it was a mere insect bite.
