Fabricio Werdum has retirement on his mind heading into 2022. The Brazilian isn't sure how much longer he intends to compete in MMA or even if he'll return to the PFL.

Fabricio Werdum has a lot going on outside of the cage. AT 44 years old MMA isn't the biggest thing on his mind at the moment.

The Brazilian recently spoke to MMAJunkie's Spanish-speaking podcast Hablemos MMA. He discussed the subject of leaving MMA and what could be next.

“I need to make a decision still,” Werdum said via MMANews. “I need to speak to my wife first because she wants me to stop (fighting). I’m 44 years old, so she wants me to stop and we’re doing well in Brazil and running a lot of things.”

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Fabricio Werdum does have a lot of things going on outside of MMA. Many businesses have been successful for the Brazilian.

“So I have the meat business, I also have a clothing brand – Werdum Sports – I have the YouTube channel, and I’m an ambassador for PFL here in Brazil,” Werdum said. “So I have a lot of things going on. It needs to be worth it for me to stop everything and go fight again because I would need to go back to the U.S. because my team is in Los Angeles in Kings MMA.

“I can train here and start the training camp, but I would need to leave my family and go back to the U.S. to do the actual camp. I don’t want to think about the money only, I need to have all my focus on winning. So I don’t know if it’ll be worth it now that I’m 44 years old. That needs to be decided. I need to speak to PFL and see if we come to an agreement, so I can fight again.”

Fabricio Werdum's future will need to be sorted out with PFL soon before the 2022 season starts. This will almost certainly affect his future in MMA.