{"id":140619,"date":"2015-04-27T14:06:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=140619"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:34:04","slug":"cain-velasquez-talks-injuries-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cain-velasquez-talks-injuries-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Cain Velasquez Talks Injuries And Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WERDUM-VELASQUEZ.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134006\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WERDUM-VELASQUEZ.jpg\" alt=\"WERDUM VELASQUEZ\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WERDUM-VELASQUEZ.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WERDUM-VELASQUEZ-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WERDUM-VELASQUEZ-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WERDUM-VELASQUEZ-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez recently talked to the media at his gym, AKA, bout his training and about staying healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Velasquez has been injury prone to say the least, but is set to face Fabricio Werdum for a title unification fight in Mexico City on June 13.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he had to say about his training methods and about what he&#8217;s learned about his body.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI feel like it gets me ready for fights. I feel like it\u2019s the best way to get ready for fights. I feel like I\u2019m most prepared when I actually fight for a fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMore so (it\u2019s) just listening to my body\u2013little tweaks here and there. I would say in those situations, it\u2019s better to do less, to take off a little bit and then just come back strong rather than just beat the body down more and more and just breaking it down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[source: <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/04\/ufc-champ-cain-velasquez-on-training-most-prepared-when-i-actually-fight-for-a-fight?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>By: <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/ryan-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan C. Miller<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryancmiller1630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ryancmiller1630<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOL! &#8212; D.C. Pokes At Khabib &#8212; &#8216;We&#8217;ve created a trash talking MONSTER!&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C  found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.  --><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"JavaScript\"><\/script><object id=\"myExperience4194891315001\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"560\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"315\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"4174782329001\" \/><param name=\"playerKey\" value=\"AQ~~,AAADV3-cjCE~,liy9q4yw9hqmtNPERf0MOvxn6JKOOxF3\" \/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"isUI\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"dynamicStreaming\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"4194891315001\" \/><\/object> <!--  This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. 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