COCKY CAIN “PUNKED” BY WERDUM IN UFC 188
Cain “Taco Truck Owner” Velasquez
San Francisco, CA– What a stunner! Cain Velasquez, thought to be the “best cardio” guy in MMA, was sucking air early on before submitting to Fabrice Werdum with a guillotine choke in round three. As indicated by the photo here, Velasquez stopped visiting the Taco truck and instead bought a fleet of them from which he gorged himself during the latest Re Hab stint for the fighter out of the American Kickboxing Academyy in Silicon Valley, USA. Recovering from an injured knee, Cain had to weigh 300 lbs. when this photo was taken around four months ago.
WERDUM RESPECTED MMA & MEXICAN PEOPLE
Newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion Fabrice Werdum, a Brazilian who resides in Los Angeles, realized that the nearly 8,000 foot altitude of Mexico City was as much an opponent as Velasquez himself. So Werdum spent nearly two months in the altitude in order to become acclimated to the “thin” air. Velasquez, in addition to taking off 60 lbs., arrived a little less than two weeks ago. When Werdum brought this up a few weeks ago, most people scoffed thinking nothing the Brazilian could do to derail the now two-time champion. As it turns out, Velasquez wasn’t in the fight until it was over!
WERDUM, CAIN, ARVLOSKI & DOS SANTOS TOP WEAK FIELD
There are a lot of UFC heavyweights, but quantity doesn’t equal quality. Ex-champ Junior Dos Santos who was mangled twice in succession by Velasquez after scoring a quick KO in their first encounter, in all likelihood will get the first shot at the new champion. It was Dos Santos who last beat Werdum in 2010, thus the rematch for the title makes both dollars and sense. Andrei Arvloski, another ex-titleholder is on an impressive win streak as well, thus he could be #1 for Werdum. Regardless, whether it is “AA” or Dos Santos, Werdum would be a significant favorite to beat both men.
WILL CAIN GET AN IMMEDIATE REMATCH?
If it were offered, Velasquez would be smart to turn down a quick return dance seeing Cain, at least on Saturday night, was not in the same league as Werdum who improves to 20-4-1, while Cain drops to 13-2. Velasquez who is about as lively an interview as a fence post, never really became a UFC or MMA icon, despite the two title runs.
FOUR FIGHTS IN FOUR YEARS IS RECIPE FOR DISASTER
Since losing to Dos Santos in 2011, because of injuries, Velasquez has had four fights, the two brutalizing efforts with Dos Santos and a pair of wins vs. Antonio Silva. Hard to become a household name with just four fights in four years.
Pedro Fernandez
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