By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

Wagnney Fabiano was considered one of the best fighters on the featherweight division, but the rise of his friend Jose Aldo on the same weight class on WEC made him to make a decision to drop to bantamweight division. But, the result wasn’t exactly like he expected.

Wagnney, known as submission artist on MMA, won more than half of his MMA fights using his Jiu-Jitsu, but the weight lost, with the need of getting to 135lbs – instead of 145lbs – changed that. He’s 2-1 a bantamweight, with both wins coming via decision.

“That weight cut destroyed me. It was a hell of a sacrifice, but I can’t keep up losing that kind of weight… Not for fighting”, the black belt told TATAME, revealing he’ll return to the featherweight division, a class on which he got most of his wins on WEC and on the extinct IFL, where he used to be the champion.

“I won’t fight on the 135lbs anymore, I’m going to the 145lbs… I can’t do it anymore”, reveals Wagnney, affirming he still doesn’t think about his UFC debut. “I asked for some time off, I postponed it. I’ll be cool for four or five months. I’ll try to fight on the second semester, let’s see what happens”, concluded.