Wagnney Fabiano talks cracked rib, upset loss

Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Wagnney Fabiano’s loss to Mackens Semerzier by triangle choke at WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson is one of the biggest upsets of the year. Now, of course, the excuses start emerging. As Fabiano tells Tatame, he had suffered a cracked rib about ten days before the fight that prevented him from escaping the finishing choke:

“My mistake was to fight. I was passing by problems, I didn’t want to say, to don’t keep giving excuses, my mistake. He got me on the triangle and I don’t know when was the last time that someone got me on that position in jiu-jitsu and submissions career, even in training. Nobody ever caught me on this position because I stand up fast. Because of a little injury, my rib cracked when I was going to stand up and I came back. My mistake was to fight, but he did his work and I congratulate him.”