It’s been almost seven years since Fabricio Werdum lost a decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the 2006 PRIDE open weight grand prix, and a lot has changed. For one thing, PRIDE is but a memory. So are the days when Nogueira was the unfinishable, unsubmittable zombie warrior of MMA’s heavyweight division. But a lot has changed for Werdum as well, and that loss is one of the big reasons why. “The first time I fought [Nogueira] I was mostly just a jiu-jitsu fighter,” Werdum told MMAjunkie.com (mmajunkie.com) through an interpreter. “Ever since that fight I felt like I had to evolve.” The fruits of that labor were on display just last year when Werdum made his return to the UFC with a dominant decision victory over heavyweight contender Roy Nelson at UFC 143. For three rounds, Werdum battered Nelson on the feet, showing off a striking game that he’d only hinted at in previous fights