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What does "Vai Cavalo" mean?
UFC.com lists Fabricio Werdum's nickname as Vai Cavalo

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=525

I've never heard Werdum be called that and I am wondering what it means

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i just seen that to..any brazilians know?

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Something about a horse i think.

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look, he has horses on the team werdum website.

http://www.croatia.teamwerdum.com/

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His nick is the go-horse, meaning he has a huge gas tank.

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That is a terrible nickname.

But an awesome logo!

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his nikname is actually something meaning beans because he uses basics of bjj to win, beans being the basics of food for brasil

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sounds like 'horse' in spanish.

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always better than "vai burrito" ;)

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