The two were sitting together addressing media when they got into an argument. Werdum and Ferguson were both at a UFC lunch to promote their respective fights at UFC 216 on Oct. He speaks both Portuguese and Spanish fluently - and used expletives in both languages against Ferguson on Thursday. Werdum is Brazilian, but spent a good part of his childhood in Spain. Werdum wrote that the word is “common” in the Spanish culture and that he did not mean to offend anyone. Maricon is common word in the Spanish culture and I do not mean to offend anyone in the LBG community and if I did I'm apologetic #heeyy- Fabricio Werdum September 29, 2017