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Junior Dos Santos Suggests Cain Velasquez was on PEDs When They Fought
In late 2011, Junior Dos Santos planted a bomb behind the ear of then heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. A few followup ground-strikes later, and the heavyweight title was his. Given that this title-winning knockout occured in just 64 seconds, however, many fight fans felt that they hadn’t actually seen Dos Santos and Velasquez fight. We’d […]
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Cain Velasquez Would Love to Fight in Mexico City Again, But He’d Prepare Differently
When Cain Velasquez defeated Junior Dos Santos for the second time in late 2013, the sky looked like the limit. The Mexican-American heavyweight champion had come out on top in one of the greatest rivalries in heavyweight history, and was poised to move on to new and exciting challenges. Unfortunately, Velasquez then spent almost two […]
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Cain Velasquez weighs-in on potential Jon Jones immediate title shot
Leading up to UFC 200, all signs pointed to former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier having their highly anticipated rematch in the main event of the bout. Both fighters made it to fight week uninjured, and were taking part in their media rounds ahead of the fight. […]
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Cain Velasquez calls for Fabricio Werdum rematch
When Cain Velasquez returned to the Octagon and defeated Junior dos Santos at UFC 155 to reclaim the UFC heavyweight championship, many believed that Velasquez would reign as the UFC’s heavyweight champion for quite some time. Unfortunately for Velasquez, he defended the belt twice before meeting Fabricio Werdum in the Octagon at UFC 188. Werdum […]
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Cain Velasquez: If I’m 100% Going Into a Fight, There’s Nobody That Can Touch Me
This weekend, in the main event of UFC 203, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will attempt to defend his title against decorated challenger Alistair Overeem. Given the perennial popularity of the heavyweight division, this championship bout has the MMA community pretty excited. There is perhaps nobody more excited for this bout, however, than former heavyweight […]
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Cain Velasquez on Brock Lesnar’s PED-bust: It Didn’t Surprise Me
Shortly after he defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200, former UFC heavyweight champion and WWE star Brock Lesnar was flagged for the estrogen blocker clomiphene. While this news was certainly disappointing, nobody was particularly surprised by it. During Tuesday’s episode of The MMA Hour, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who won his title by […]
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VIDEO | Free Fight: Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez
https://youtu.be/vN10cGNKsTU Earlier this year, in the main event of UFC 198, Stipe Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum to capture the UFC heavyweight title. This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 203, Miocic will defend that title against Alistair Overeem, while Werdum will attempt to get back on track opposite Travis Browne in the evening’s co-main […]
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VIDEO | McGregor assists Velasquez in a flying superman punch off the cage
https://youtu.be/MDS7UdPDFBg Watch former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez try and master the leaping-off-the-cage technique made famous by “Showtime” Pettis. In the above video, Cain Velasquez attempts a flying superman punch after springing himself off of the cage wall. As you can see in the video, Cain’s timing on the strike could still use a little […]
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VIDEO | Fan attempts to show Cain Velasquez spinning back kick
https://youtu.be/dJAzDJLa7Gs At UFC 200 this past weekend, Cain Velasquez made his triumphant return to the Octagon. The fight was Velasquez’ first since losing his heavyweight championship to Fabricio Werdum last year. During the historic UFC 200 card, Velasquez knocked out Travis Browne in the first round of their pivotal heavyweight scrap. One of the most […]
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Cain Velasquez wants to fight the winner of Overeem vs. Miocic
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez earned an impressive first-round knockout victory over Travis Browne on the main card of UFC 200. The former heavyweight kingpin, Velasquez, is now eyeing the winner of September’s Overeem vs. Miocic heavyweight title fight, which he stated at the UFC 200 post-fight press conference: “For me, I just always […]
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Brock Lesnar is ‘absolutely’ interested in a rematch with Cain Velasquez
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made a successful return to the octagon at last night’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas scoring a unanimous decision victory over former title challenger Mark Hunt. Earlier that evening at UFC 200, former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez scored a first-round knockout victory over Travis Browne. Lesnar was asked […]
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VIDEO | Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne (highlights)
https://youtu.be/-iR0QEcm2QU The main card of UFC 200 kicked off with a bang as former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the Octagon for the first time since losing the title to Fabricio Werdum. Velasquez looked incredibly comfortable in the fight, knocking out Travis Browne in the very first round, and even connecting with a beautiful […]
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VIDEO | Cain Velasquez opens up on “kinda depressing” back injury
https://youtu.be/d8HG4q7TiYo Back in February, Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum were slated to have a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 196. Ultimately, both men were forced to withdraw from the bout with injuries, and the event became ‘UFC FN: Hendricks vs. Thompson’. Now, Fabricio Werdum is slated to fight Stipe Miocic […]
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Julio Cesar Chavez offers to train Cain Velasquez
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is currently gearing up for his pivotal fight with Travis ‘Hapa’ Browne at UFC 200 on July 9th. The fight is a ‘must-win’ for Velasquez, who looks to fight Fabricio Werdum and once again capture his UFC heavyweight championship. Boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez met with Velasquez after the […]
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UFC 200 picks up 3 more high-profile bouts
Wednesday it was announced on UFC Tonight that Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II had been set for the main event of UFC 200. In addition it was announced that Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar would compete for the interim featherweight title. In addition, 3 more high-profile bouts were officially confirmed. Former UFC heavyweight champion […]
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JDS says he looked ‘worse than he was’ in fights with Cain Velasquez
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (17-4 MMA) has been in a bit of a slump, going a mere 2-3 during his past five octagon appearances. Although only 32 years of age, “JDS” has been through plenty of wars, most notably his final two bouts with rival Cain Velasquez in which he took a considerable […]
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Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne reportedly targeted for UFC 200
As we get closer and closer to UFC 200 on July 9th, reports of potential matchups have begun to emerge. In addition, fighters are calling each other out hoping to talk themselves into a spot on what many expect to be the biggest event in the history of the UFC. It was reported on Fox […]
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Cain Velasquez: Surgury complete, says he can train 100 percent in five weeks
Looks like Cain Velasquez of AKA is on the road to recovery after a successful surgery for a sciatic nerve. The former champ has a time table of a little over a month before he can get back into to training for his title rematch with Fabricio Werdum. Here’s his released statement via Facebook: “I […]
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Cain Velasquez to undergo back surgery
Recently Cain Velasquez withdrew from his UFC 196 bout with Fabricio Werdum with a back injury. Velasquez’ withdrawal ultimately led to the UFC booking Stipe Miocic as a fill-in opponent for Werdum, who then withdrew from the bout with a back injury. After a brief scramble that saw Nate Diaz offer to fight Anthony Pettis […]