UPDATE:

Fabricio Werdum has opened up about his recent near-death experience, telling the full story on what went down during a brand new interview. Read what Werdum had to say by checking out the following MMANews.com article: Fabricio Werdum Elaborates On Recent Near Death Experience

ORIGINAL STORY:

UFC 180 co-headliner Fabricio Werdum, who challenges Cain Velasquez for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at the upcoming pay-per-view event in Mexico City, barely escaped death due to carbon monocide poisoning.

Nick “The Tooth” Gullo gave the details on this story, which you can read below.



“The UFC’s first-ever card in Mexico, featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum, sold 21,0000 tickets in eight hours. Which is almost as mind-boggling as the fact that the event was nearly derailed last week when Werdum narrowly escaped carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty heater in his team’s house. Supposedly, this is fairly common in the small village of Jiquipilco, Mexico: a gas heater malfunctions during the night, carbon monoxide builds up in the rooms, and the next morning the maid either finds you blue and bloated under the sheets, or you wake coughing, eyes watering, carrying your teammates into the frigid night. Lucky for all involved, fate chose the latter.”

UFC 180 takes place on November 15, 2014 at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico with a main event of Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum for the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

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