Werdum Says Dos Anjos Should Have Slapped McGregor At UFC 197 Press Conference

Fabricio Werdum wasn’t impressed with Conor McGregor at the UFC 197 press conference, and says that if he were Rafael dos Anjos, he would have slapped McGregor.

“When the guys had questions for Rafael, he talked at the same time. This is not good. If I’m there, if my opponents said that, I’d grab the water or the juice and (motions to throw it on them) — 100 percent, or I’m going to say (slap) ‘Be quiet!’ It’s a different personality,” Werdum told media members at a luncheon on Thursday.

“When you talk too much, and after you not show inside the cage, this is bad,” Werdum said. “This is not good. Like, Chael Sonnen. Chael Sonnen talked a lot, a lot of things before, and then showed nothing inside the cage.

“Conor McGregor, he talked too much, but after that he showed but this time he’s wrong because it’s a different division. When he feels Rafael dos Anjos’ hands, it’s so different.”

Werdum was scheduled to face Cain Velasquez in the main event of UFC 196, but Velasquez pulled out due to a back injury, and Werdum didn’t want to face a replacement opponent, so neither men will be at the show.

UFC 196 takes place on February 6th in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.