{"id":111552,"date":"2014-09-08T05:01:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T12:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=111552"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:33:35","slug":"cain-velasquez-puts-division-on-notice-says-hes-always-improving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cain-velasquez-puts-division-on-notice-says-hes-always-improving\/","title":{"rendered":"Cain Velasquez Puts Division On Notice, Says He&#8217;s Always Improving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cain-velasquez-vs-junior-dos-santos-targeted-for-ufc-166-main-event-in-houston\/ufc-146-weigh-in-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27877\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cain-wins.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"UFC 146 - Weigh In\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27877\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of coaching TUF against Fabricio Werdum, UFC champion Cain Velasquez says that he&#8217;s excited to train for a new opponent, and that he&#8217;s always improving to avoid plateauing.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2181502-ufc-180-cain-velasquez-and-the-quest-for-greatness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleacher Report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely nice to prepare for someone new, but that doesn&#8217;t matter to me. Whoever earns a shot, earns the shot and that is who I&#8217;m going to fight. I don&#8217;t care if I have to fight the same guy over and over again, as long as he earned the shot to fight me, then I&#8217;m fine with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely excited for this one. I&#8217;ve known it was going to happen for a while, and now we are getting closer. The support of the fans here has been great. We did the The Ultimate Fighter: &#8216;Latin America&#8217; show, and to finally have the fight here&#8230;everything is coming together. This is just the next step for me. I want to keep doing this. I am going to keep winning and staying in this position. For me, the majority of the focus is on fighting here in Mexico City and fighting against Fabricio. He is a tough opponent. He&#8217;s a guy who already has so much experience, but he&#8217;s always getting better. He has great jiu-jitsu and good hands as well. It&#8217;s going to be a good fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m always trying to improve and always trying to get better as far as learning new skills and techniques go. I&#8217;m not looking to plateau. I&#8217;m always working to get better. That&#8217;s what my focus is on.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you think Werdum will beat Velasquez when the two meet at UFC 180?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of coaching TUF against Fabricio Werdum, UFC champion Cain Velasquez says that he&#8217;s excited to train for a new opponent, and that he&#8217;s always improving to avoid plateauing. He spoke with Bleacher Report: &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely nice to prepare for someone new, but that doesn&#8217;t matter to me. 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