Are fans ready for Cain Velasquez to have an extended layoff before title shot?

After enduring a year-long layoff, Shane Carwin posted his most remarkable win to date at UFC 111 with a violent first-round TKO of Frank Mir at this past weekend’s UFC 111 event in Newark, N.J.

For Carwin, who twice had scheduled bouts with heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar fall apart, he and fans alike worked hard to keep his name in the MMA forefront – with feature stories, blog posts, Twitter updates and fan appearances – before he won the interim belt and another booking with Lesnar.

However, now that UFC president Dana White has confirmed Cain Velasquez additionally has already earned a title shot, an the fellow contender also stay relevant during an extended layoff?


After enduring a year-long layoff, Shane Carwin posted his most remarkable win to date at UFC 111 with a violent first-round TKO of Frank Mir at this past weekend’s UFC 111 event in Newark, N.J.

For Carwin, who twice had scheduled bouts with heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar fall apart, he and fans alike worked hard to keep his name in the MMA forefront – with feature stories, blog posts, Twitter updates and fan appearances – before he won the interim belt and another booking with Lesnar.

However, now that UFC president Dana White has confirmed Cain Velasquez additionally has already earned a title shot, an the fellow contender also stay relevant during an extended layoff?