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Cain Velasquez returns to pro wrestling and delivers a powerful message to his fans (Video)
After his release from jail, Cain Velasquez returned to pro wrestling and sent a powerful message to his fans. Velasquez was uncertain about his future after being put behind bars following his attempted murder charge of Harry Goularte. The former UFC heavyweight champion has been granted bail as he awaits his trial. The MMA-turned-wrestling star […]
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Cain Velasquez gives his first statement upon release from jail on $1 million bail: “Just thank you to everybody who had my support”
At last, Cain Velasquez had some good news as he breathed a sigh of relief whilst leaving a holding facility in Santa Clara County. Velasquez underwent eight months in prison pending trial for attempted murder charges. The news broke early Wednesday that Velasquez would be released after he posted $1 million in bail. Over two […]
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Cain Velasquez to compete at MSG in pro wrestling return
Cain Velasquez is heading to Madison Square Garden for his next booking, but it may not be for the event, or the sport MMA fans were hoping for. The former UFC heavyweight champion will return to the pro wrestling ring on the eve of Mexican Independence Day, Sunday, Sept. 15 at Lucha Libre AAA’s “Invading […]
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Cain Velasquez to make pro wrestling debut at Triplemania XXVII
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has long been rumored to join the pro wrestling circuit, and it looks like that day is finally coming. The Lucha Libre AAA wrestling promotion announced Tuesday on Twitter that Velasquez will make debut for them at Triplemania XXVII, which takes place August 3 at Mexico City Arena. Velasquez […]
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Cain Velasquez Wants To Fight In October, Perhaps UFC 192
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is targeting a October return to the octagon. According to a report on UFC Tonight, Velasquez came out of his UFC 188 title fight with Fabricio Werdum without any lingering injuries and would like to return to action at UFC 192 in Houston, Texas. Sources close to Velasquez told […]
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Velasquez vs. Werdum targeted for June in Mexico
Fabricio Werdum (19-5-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) scored a second-round TKO victory over Mark Hunt at last weekend’s UFC 180 event in Mexico to claim the UFC’s interim Heavyweight Championship. According to UFC President Dana White, Werdum will likely get the chance to unify the heavyweight belts with Cain Velasquez this upcoming June at another event […]
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Rockhold on Velasquez potentially being stripped of belt: “I don’t think it’s that fair”
Last night after Fabricio Werdum was crowned the interim UFC heavyweight champion, UFC President Dana White clarified that he would not be stripping heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez of his belt, unless Velasquez was unable to fight by March. Velasquez AKA teammate, and top ranked middleweight, Luke Rockhold sounded off on the possibility of his teammate […]
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Hunt: “My gas was starting to get to me”
Last night at UFC 180, Mark Hunt was KO’d by Fabricio Werdum. The KO came as a shock to many, especially after Hunt posted an outstanding 1st round where he stuffed Werdum’s takedowns with ease, and had Werdum noticeably hesitant to throw strikes. Hunt admitted to Ariel Helwani on the FOX Sports 1 post-fight show […]
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White Praises Werdum: “You Don’t See Heavyweights Land Beautiful Flying Knees Like That”
Last night at UFC 180 Fabricio Werdum defeated Mark Hunt via flying knee TKO to become the interim UFC heavyweight champion. The finish earned praise from UFC President Dana White after the bout, who spoke to MMAMania: “The only thing that surprised me about the fight was the walk from the dressing room to the […]
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Velasquez on potentially being stripped of belt: “I don’t care”
After UFC 180 last night, UFC President Dana White clarified that he would not be stripping heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez of the title, unless Velasquez is unable to fight by March. Velasquez spoke about the possibility of being stripped of the title. (Via MMAWeekly) “It doesn’t matter to me. I don’t care. As long as […]
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QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Fabricio Werdum’s Win Over Mark Hunt
Last night in the main event of UFC 180, Fabricio Werdum defeated Mark Hunt to become the interim UFC heavyweight champion with a brutal knee (See that HERE). During the bout, the Twitter-verse was sounding off for blow-by-blow reactions, which we have compiled. The Interim UFC heavyweight title is on the line! #UFC180 @FabricioWerdum vs […]
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UFC 180 Attendance Sets 2014 Record
Last night after an action-packed night of fights at UFC 180, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference that 21,000 people attended the event. The event, which was held at the Mexico City Arena, marked the UFC’s first trip to Mexico, and also broke the UFC’s attendance record for this year. According […]
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Fabricio Werdum Celebrates With His Team Backstage
Following his impressive KO win over Mark Hunt at UFC 180, Fabricio Werdum headed backstage to celebrate with his team. Check it out: Post by Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles. Can’t see this post? Click HERE. Catch the highlights from Werdum’s KO win over Hunt HERE.
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UFC Announces ‘TUF Latin America 2’
Last night, following an action-packed UFC 180, UFC Senior Vice President of International Development and General Manager of Latin America, Jaime Pollack announced that the UFC was planning TUF Latin America 2. “Right now, we’re looking at all weight classes. We always do. Tryouts start to happen after we get registrations so matchmakers can get […]
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White Clarifies Comments About Stripping Velasquez Of Championship
UFC President Dana White caught heat from critics earlier this week when news surfaced that White was allegedly contemplating stripping UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez of his belt if the champ is unable to fight before March (Read about that HERE). White clarified his comments last night at FOX Sports post-fight show last night after […]
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UFC 180 Results: Werdum KOs Hunt and Wins Heavyweight Title!
Fabricio Werdum picked up the win tonight against Mark Hunt by way of knockout and is now the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion! Hunt was calm in his defeat and despite suffering knockouts in his last two losses, he seems prepared to jump right back on the horse. Hunt seemed to be on his way to […]
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UFC 180 Results: Beltran Beats Vera, First UFC Fighter to Win in Mexico
Marlon Vera suffered a skin infection while competing for a contract on “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” and was forced to pull out of the show. Tonight, he got to prove himself in the octagon against fellow bantamweight Marco Beltran in the first fight of the night of UFC 180. The bout aired on UFC […]
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REPLAY! Cain Velasquez’s UFC 180 Media Scrum
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez talks about what sidelined him for UFC 180, Fabricio Werdum, The Ultimate Fighter, MMA in Mexico, facing Werdum, and much more during a media scrum at UFC 180 media day Thursday.
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LAST CHANCE!
UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez has had a career plagued with dominance, and injury. Having not fought in a year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is looking at potentially stripping Cain from his world-title. UFC President Dana White explained the situation to UFC.com. “We’re headed in that direction now. This next fight in Mexico is for […]
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Velasquez on pulling out of UFC 180
“My knee was pretty jacked up the whole training camp. I felt it was very unstable. My meniscus was torn. It was pretty bad. I needed to get it fixed.” Cain Velasquez on if he tried to work through the injury: “I tried everything I could – not wrestling, not doing jiu-jitsu, just boxing. […]
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Wanderlei Silva Trains Werdum, Takes Jab At Velasquez For ‘Well Timed Injury’
Wanderlei Silva trains with soon to be champion Fabricio Werdum at Wand Fight Team Las Vegas prior to Werdum’s UFC 180 fight against Mark Hunt. – Youtube.
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‘UFC 180 Was My Destiny’
“And when I finally realized that I can’t do it, it’s just not working for me, it just sucked. It felt like something was destined, you know what I mean. Like, this is where I’m destined to be, I’m destined to fight on this card, and it just didn’t turn out that way. So it […]
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Hunt Looking At Werdum Bout As #1 Contender Bout
Mark Hunt is gearing up for arguably the biggest fight of his historic MMA career this Saturday when he fights Fabricio Werdum for the interim UFC heavyweight championship. Hunt spoke to MMAJunkie to give his thoughts on the bout, as well as why he believes this is only a #1 contender bout. “The only champion […]
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Velasquez Devastated By Knee Injury
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who was supposed to fight Fabricio Werdum on this Saturday’s UFC 180 card, was forced out of the bout with a ruptured MCL and torn meniscus. With Velasquez’ absence, Mark Hunt stepped up to fight Werdum for the interim heavyweight championship on short notice. Velasquez joined Ariel Helwani on The […]
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Lamas Not Worried About Bermudez Bout
Ricardo Lamas is coming off a decision win over Hacran Dias earlier this year, and will look to build upon that win at UFC 180 where he meets Dennis Bermudez in a pivotal featherweight matchup on November 15th. Ahead of the bout, Lamas spoke to Submission radio to discuss why he isn’t concerned with Bermudez. […]
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Werdum Blames Brazilian Economy For Lack Of Brazilian UFC Champions
When Jose Aldo defended his featherweight title against Chad Mendes last month at UFC 179, he also defended his place as the sole UFC champion from Brazil. Leading up to the bout many fighters and fans took note of Brazil’s decline from once holding 4 of 9 championships, down to just 1. Former middleweight champion […]
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PHOTOS | Mark Hunt Continues To Shut Down Trolls
Earlier today Mark Hunt went on the offensive against his Facebook trolls, who have been criticizing him for the way he is training for his UFC 180 bout against Fabricio Werdum. Hunt continued to take the offensive and shut down his trolls throughout the day with the following hilarious posts. Post by MARK HUNT. Post […]
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“NOT THE GOAT”
“What I do think is this, had he never gotten injured, he’d be the greatest heavyweight of all time right now; because of what the guy can do. What I do believe, is that it will take longer for people to recognize him as the greatest, you know, because of the injuries. Even if he […]