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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez recently made his lucha libre debut at Triplemania XXVII in Mexico City. Not only did the former champ look very impressive in this debut, be he also loved the experience. So much so that he’s not sure when he’ll return to the Octagon.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, I know what I can do and I feel like learning wrestling for the short time that I\u2019ve learned it, it feels very natural to me,\u201d Velasquez told MMA Junkie<\/a> of his pro wrestling debut. \u201cI loved it. I love going out there and competing and I can\u2019t wait to do more of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved MMA as well from when I started doing it until now,\u201d Velasquez added. \u201cI\u2019m still training and I still love it, so I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019m done yet. I still love MMA but pro wrestling is something I really love as well. It hit me by surprise and I wasn\u2019t sure if I would like it or if I could even do it at first. I\u2019ve becoming a natural to it. I love the acting side of it, the entertainment. I get to do stuff that\u2019s physical then it also looks cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the obvious appeals of pro wrestling over MMA is that there’s less risk of injury. While Velasquez says he’d like to fight again, it doesn’t seem like he’s in any rush to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn pro wrestling I\u2019m able to work well with whoever is out there and it doesn\u2019t put me in danger,\u201d Velasquez said. \u201cFighting will definitely put my body in danger, put my knees at risk and everything else. It\u2019s just full force with punching, kicking, takedowns and everything else. Your opponent is working against you and there\u2019s the unknown of what they\u2019re going to do as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do plan on coming back to fight as well, but at this moment I\u2019m just having too much fun doing this pro wrestling. I can\u2019t wait to go out there and perform again and try to be one of the best guys out there that has ever done pro wrestling.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for Cain Velasquez?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/29\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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