Dropped From 2022 PFL Super Heavyweight Squad, MMA's Tom Brady Ready To Turn Steering Into Boxing

Fabricio Werdum (Instagram @werdum)

JAKARTA - Fabricio Werdum is considered one of the pillars of the success of mixed martial arts in the modern era. However, this cage fighting legend is now open to starting a boxing career.

Werdum was left out of the PFL 2022 super-heavyweight squad for the upcoming season, which makes him likely to retire.

"After my 24 years in the octagon, this is a very complicated time for my family, even my wife pressured me to close this chapter of my life, but I refused," Werdum said, quoted as saying by Marca, Friday.

"However, I will most likely not return to MMA. It is very difficult for me to stay in the US for two or three months because I have lived in Brazil for almost a year.

"If I was given a chance in boxing, I would definitely take it."

At 44 years old, he has compared himself to Tom Brady and wants to keep fighting.

Brady is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 22 seasons. He spent the first 20 seasons of his career with the New England Patriots, where he was a major contributor to the franchise dynasty from 2001 to 2019.