Fabricio Werdum talks training and his fan response upon submissing Fedor Emelianenko. Fabricio Werdum will face Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem in a quarterfinal match of the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Werdum fought his first pro bout in England at Millennium Brawl 7 and submitted Tengis Tedoradze. At Pride 29, Werdum battled Pride FC verteran, Tom "Big Cat" Erikson and finished the wrestler with a rear naked choke in round 1 of the contest. He then followed up with a submission over Red Devil powerhouse, Roman Zentsov. In 2006, Werdum defeated Golden Glory fighter, John Olav Einemo and then followed with another victory over current Strikeforce Champion, Alistair Overeem which lead to the biggest test of his career to that point, a matchup against Rodrigo Minotauro" Nogueira in which he was defeated in a unanimous decision. Other notable matchups of his career include wins over Brandon Vera, Gabriel Gonzaga, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, Alexsander Emelianenko, and F