{"id":249667,"date":"2017-09-20T07:37:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T14:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=249667"},"modified":"2017-09-20T07:37:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T14:37:41","slug":"coach-javier-mendez-gives-update-cain-velasquezs-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cain-velasquez\/coach-javier-mendez-gives-update-cain-velasquezs-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Javier Mendez gives update on Cain Velasquez’s condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cain Velasquez is one of the greatest heavyweights alive. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been very active over the last few years, as he’s been sidelined by a hellish procession of injuries.<\/p>\n

Velasquez’s latest injury issue pertained to his back. Though he recently went under the knife to correct this issue, his coach Javier Mendez claims the surgery didn’t go as planned.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe surgery has not gone the way it was supposed to have gone. So, we’ll see with time,\u201d Mendez told\u00a0Starsport<\/a>. \u201cBut Cain has been spending time with his family and doing other things. He comes in here [to American Kickboxing Academy] once in a while.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s not back training yet.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Velasquez is still dealing with his back problems, he was hellbent on fighting through them last December, when he was scheduled to rematch a fellow former champion in Fabricio Werdum. Unfortunately, the Nevada State Athletic Commission wouldn’t let him fight so injured.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Starsport, Mendez reminded the MMA Community of this fact.<\/p>\n

“He didn’t pull out, the fight was pulled from him from the state athletic commission.” he said.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was ready to fight Fabricio, he was 100-percent ready to go and 100-percent able to do it without any further injury. But the state athletic commission chose to not risk it as they’re known for not taking risks.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause if there’s that one-percent chance of injury, they’re not going to risk it. So that’s what happened there. That was an unfortunate situation.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut Cain was ready to fight, prepared to fight, in shape to fight, sparring 100-percent the way he needed to fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mendez then updated on what Cain Velasquez has been up to, and promised he still has the desire to fight:<\/p>\n

“He’s not lost the desire to fight, he’s just waiting for some time, spending time with the family and doing other things he loves,\u201d Mendez explained.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe loves doing acting, movies and all that type of stuff. So anything involving the film industry, he loves that stuff. And anything in the car industry he loves.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut the number one thing is his family. So those are the things he’s focused on now. When his body is 100-percent healthy and his mind will be intact with that healthiness, then he’ll be ready to fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think we’ll ever see Cain Velasquez back in the Octagon<\/a>? Who do you want to see him fight if so?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/19\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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