In the co-main event tonight, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will square off against the former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.
Velasquez is pegged as the favorite in the fight, and many expect Silva to get knocked out in the first round.
However, Silva does have his chances to win this fight, in more ways than you may imagine.
Silva has 11 wins by (T)KO and is able to use his striking while standing, and his ground-and-pound, to get victories.
The jury is still out on the chin of Velasquez, and if Silva connects, he has a chance to put Cain out and earn the knockout victory.
In addition, Silva has black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitzu, judo and karate, and Velasquez is only a brown belt in Guerilla jiu-jitsu. Silva could potentially submit Velasquez, or he could just use his size and ground skill to do what he did to Fedor:ground-and-pound him.
Silva will have at least a 20-pound weight advantage over Velasquez, and if he knows how to use that on the ground, he’ll have a good chance at victory.
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