{"id":116143,"date":"2014-10-22T10:15:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T17:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=116143"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:14:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:14:57","slug":"cain-velasquez-to-face-surgeons-knife-tomorrow-in-cali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cain-velasquez-to-face-surgeons-knife-tomorrow-in-cali\/","title":{"rendered":"Cain Velasquez To Face Surgeon&#8217;s Knife Tomorrow In Cali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cain-velasquez-to-face-surgeons-knife-tomorrow-in-cali\/cain-velasquez-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116183\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116183\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cain-VElasquez.png\" alt=\"Cain VElasquez\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cain-VElasquez.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cain-VElasquez-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cain-VElasquez-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez is set for surgery tomorrow to repair his UFC 180 fight canceling knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>The San Jose based fighter withdrew from his scheduled title bout against Fabricio Werdum yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of a top 5 opponent, Velasquez must now face a surgeon&#8217;s knife, as he goes in to repair a torn meniscus.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC champion has also sprained his MCL, which will require rehab going forward.<\/p>\n<p>No timetable on the champ&#8217;s return was given at the time of this report, however UFC officials are hoping for a March 2015 date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez is set for surgery tomorrow to repair his UFC 180 fight canceling knee injury. 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