Fabricio Werdum is out of the 2025 GFL season.
GFL announced the former UFC heavyweight champion is no longer competing “due to injury.” However, Werdum explained on the Mundo da Luta podcast that his withdrawal was due to a lack of motivation following Frank Mir’s recent injury and exit from their planned fight.
“Vai Cavalo” was supposed to face Mir in the first half of 2025 but decided to withdraw after Mir was forced out of the match due to injury.
“I won’t fight for GFL anymore,” Werdum stated. “I hope it’s a cool event, and I wish them success in giving opportunities to other people, so legends can fight again. I want it to work. I believe these things are normal, some adjustments and changes are expected in the beginning, but I decided not to fight.”
“I came back home, I’m in Florianópolis now. I’ve changed my entire schedule, and I’m going back to my life without thinking about fighting. I’m 47 now.”
Werdum hasn’t fought since September 2023, a bare-knuckle MMA bout with Junior dos Santos, which he lost by decision. Before that, the UFC veteran lost via TKO to Renan Ferreira in a PFL appearance in May 2021, later overturned to a no-contest.
