Werdum vs. Anderson: The Paintball Diaries

Two weeks after Fabricio Werdum defeated Fedor Emelianenko inside Strikeforce, he faced another one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters -- Anderson Silva. This time, however, the stage was a paintball arena.

“It was an amazing day,” Werdum told Sherdog.com. “We divided our teams into two groups. Unfortunately, my team had just five members and Silva’s team had 10, so it wasn’t a fair fight.”

According to the light-hearted Werdum, the playing field was uneven on several levels. He vowed revenge once Silva finishes his business with Chael Sonnen in the UFC 117 main event on Aug. 7.

“Every time they hit one of my teammates, my guys left the arena, but his team members never left the arena, so it wasn’t fair,” he said. “We had an amazing time. We arrived at 9 a.m. and left at almost 4 p.m. It was so funny.”

Meanwhile, Werdum has joined the training camp of Vladimir Matyushenko, as the former International Fight League light heavyweight champion prepares for his matchup with Jon Jones at UFC on Versus 2 on Aug. 1.

“He helped me so much in my fight against Fedor,” Werdum said. “Now, it’s time for me to return his support. I have to tell you, I’m really impressed with him. It’s going to be a really tough fight, and I’ll be watching closely. He invited me to be in his corner.”

Werdum plans to undergo surgery to repair damage to his injured elbow once his schedule calms down.

“Next week, I’m going to have a seminar in Las Vegas, together with Cris 'Cyborg' [Santos], Rafael Cordeiro, Shawn Tompkins, Greg Jackson and Bas Rutten,” he said. “By Aug. 8, I’m planning to go to Europe to take care of my surgery.”