UPSET WITH UFC 85 STOPPAGE, VERA WANTS REMATCH

Brandon "The Truth" Vera was defeated by Fabricio Werdum
at UFC 85, but the heavyweight fighter did not agree with the referee
stoppage with 20 seconds left in round one and wants a rematch with
Werdum.

"That ref (Dan Miragliotta) sucks," bluntly stated
Brandon Vera during the UFC 85 post-fight press conference. "I don't
agree with that stoppage, and I'm pissed. I had to walk away from the
ref.

"The referee was asking me, talking to me, saying
something like, 'are you okay?' He was talking to me. I remember he was
talking to me and I was saying, 'I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay.' I said
it three times. I made sure I stressed, 'I'm.' My last fight I fought
with a broken hand after the first thirty seconds, all three rounds, no
complaints. I was getting punched in the face man. Come on."

Vera
continued, "He hit me three or four times. The rest were on my arms.
Fabricio had an awesome mount. I wasn't getting out of the mount. I
figured I'd just have to ride the ass-whoopin out for the next 20
seconds, get up to our feet in the second round, and I was going to
give it to him... I didn't even start kicking yet."

During
the press conference, Werdum commented that Vera must work his way back
up through the ranks before getting a rematch, something that didn't
sit well with Vera.

"I'm kind of disappointed in Fabricio,"
said the California fighter. "He said yes earlier in the cage, right
after. At least that's what I thought. He shook his head, yea, we can
do it again. Now he's telling me to get back in line. I understand why
he doesn't want to fight me again."

With the victory over Vera,
Werdum is likely in line for a title shot against the winner of Frank
Mir and current UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
following next season's edition of the Spike TV reality series "The
Ultimate Fighter."