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Velasquez May Defect To ‘Fun’ Pro Wrestling

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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, looked as though he would rule the 265-pound roost for most of his promising mixed martial arts (MM…

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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, looked as though he would rule the 265-pound roost for most of his promising mixed martial arts (MMA) career.

Then came a submission loss to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 180 back in June 2015 and the 14-3 Velasquez, riddled with injuries, has competed just twice in the past four years. Perhaps it’s time to say goodbye to cage fighting and hello to pro wrestling.

“For me, I know what I can do and I feel like learning wrestling for the short time that I’ve learned it, it feels very natural to me,” Velasquez told MMA Junkie. “I loved it. I love going out there and competing and I can’t wait to do more of it. I love the acting side of it, the entertainment. I get to do stuff that’s physical then it also looks cool.”

Velasquez, 37, made his pro wrestling debut for Triplemania earlier this month in Mexico City, getting mobbed by fans for what could be the start of a longterm program. Where that leaves his fighting future remains to be seen, but the clock is definitely ticking.

“I do plan on coming back to fight as well, but at this moment I’m just having too much fun doing this pro wrestling,” he said. “I’m able to work well with whoever is out there and it doesn’t put me in danger. Fighting will definitely put my body in danger, put my knees at risk and everything else. It’s just full force with punching, kicking, takedowns and everything else.”

Velasquez isn’t the first UFC champion to migrate toward professional wrestling, as we saw with former women’s bantamweight titleholder, Ronda Rousey, and he probably won’t be the last. Maybe he can set up this overdue rematch somewhere down the line?

Mickey Gall Dubs Himself The New ‘Natural Born Killer’ After Condit Matchup

Welterweight prospect Mickey Gall certainly believes there’ll be a passing of the torch when he faces Carlos Condit next. Yesterday, it was reported that a matchup between the two 170 pounders was in the works for UFC DC which takes place December 7. While not official yet, it seems we’re just waiting for the UFC’s […]

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Welterweight prospect Mickey Gall certainly believes there’ll be a passing of the torch when he faces Carlos Condit next.

Yesterday, it was reported that a matchup between the two 170 pounders was in the works for UFC DC which takes place December 7. While not official yet, it seems we’re just waiting for the UFC’s announcement as Gall took to social media about the matchup.

Posting a fan-made poster of himself and Condit, the New Jersey native had some strong words ahead of his bout with “The Natural Born Killer”:

“There’s a new natural born killer in town,” he wrote on Instagram.

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Gall bounced back from his TKO defeat to Diego Sanchez by outpointing Salim Touahri earlier this month. A potential win over Condit would undoubtedly be the biggest of his career.

As for Condit, the former interim welterweight champion is on a five-fight losing skid, having most recently been submitted by Michael Chiesa at UFC 232 last year.

Here’s how the UFC DC card is shaping up so far:

Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris
Welterweight: Carlos Condit vs. Mickey Gall
Women’s bantamweight: Aspen Ladd vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Women’s strawweight: Claudia Gadelha vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Heavyweight: Stefan Struve vs. Ben Rothwell
Women’s strawweight: Cortney Casey vs. Virna Jandiroba

What do you think of the card so far? Do you think Condit will go back to winning ways?

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Michael Bisping Believes Khabib vs. Poirier Lacks Hype

Michael Bisping believes the upcoming title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier has no hype. Nurmagomedov and Poirier are set to collide in a lightweight title unification fight in the main event of UFC 242 which takes place September 7. Unlike Nurmagomedov’s last fight with Conor McGregor, the buildup to this upcoming contest is […]

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Michael Bisping believes the upcoming title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier has no hype.

Nurmagomedov and Poirier are set to collide in a lightweight title unification fight in the main event of UFC 242 which takes place September 7.

Unlike Nurmagomedov’s last fight with Conor McGregor, the buildup to this upcoming contest is more respectful with none of the participants talking trash to each other. While that’s all well and good, Bisping believes it’s affecting the anticipation and excitement for UFC 242.

“No drama, no pointing, no shouting, no swearing,” Bisping said on his podcast (via BJ Penn). “Just respect, which is great to see but it’s not getting the hype. It’s not getting nowhere near the hype.

“As big as a star as what Khabib is, cause he is a huge star he’s got a massive social media following now, he’s all over the world he’s world famous, but I just don’t think that’s gonna deliver as much. Just simply because fireworks sell. Simple as that. It does, it’s fighting and it does help sell the fight.”

As for the fight itself, Bisping believes Nurmagomedov will come out on top. But that doesn’t mean he’s counting out Poirier:

“When I saw Dustin and Khabib square up incidentally, I did notice they’re very similar in stature and size but Khabib looked a lot thicker,” Bisping added. “I think Dustin’s got a tough fight. In fact, everybody knows that.

“But the Dustin Poirier that showed up against Max Holloway, [Poirier] definitely has a chance in that fight. You’ve gotta lean towards Khabib, but [Poirier] has a chance.”

Do you agree with Bisping?

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White explains Gastelum booking despite admitting he pushed Till ‘too soon’

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UFC president Dana White has explained why Darren Till will debut at middleweight against top contender Kelvin Gastelum. UFC president Dana White has justified booking Darren Till to face former interim middl…

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

UFC president Dana White has explained why Darren Till will debut at middleweight against top contender Kelvin Gastelum.

UFC president Dana White has justified booking Darren Till to face former interim middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum in the Brit’s debut at 185-pounds.

It was announced earlier this week that Till would face number-four ranked middleweight Gastelum at UFC 244 in November. Till (17-2-1) enters the fight on the back of consecutive losses at welterweight against Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal.

White spoke to MMA Fighting earlier this week about the decision to match Till up against Gastelum.

“We did [talk to him about it], he said ‘that’s the fight I want’. We went to him and said ‘are you sure this is the fight you want?’,” White said. “He’s moving up, are you sure Gastelum is the fight [you want]?

“He says that’s the fight I want. Love it.”

Talking back in June a couple of months after Till’s KO loss to Masvidal, White admitted the UFC pushed Till too early and they would wait a while before booking the Liverpudlian another fight.

“I think Till went back to the drawing board. He’s a young guy. After the win over (Donald Cerrone), we may have pushed him too soon. Let him get back and work on the things he needs to work on. He’s going to be around.”

UFC 244 takes place at Madison Square Garden on November 2nd. It is reported that Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington could headline the card.

Chael Sonnen Calls Nate Diaz ‘Unintentional Genius’

Chael Sonnen believes Nate Diaz is an unintentional genius in the way that he conducts himself. Diaz recently returned to the Octagon earlier this year when he defeated Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision at UFC 241. The Stockton native’s comeback was highly-anticipated and his stock went up further following the win. For Sonnen, it’s a […]

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Chael Sonnen believes Nate Diaz is an unintentional genius in the way that he conducts himself.

Diaz recently returned to the Octagon earlier this year when he defeated Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision at UFC 241. The Stockton native’s comeback was highly-anticipated and his stock went up further following the win.

For Sonnen, it’s a product of Diaz just being authentic:

“I just think when you look at somebody like Nate Diaz, who unintentionally, many people will believe he’s a marketing genius and many people will believe he just stumbled into something,” Sonnen said in a recent video. “I believe he’s an unintentional genius. What he does is absolutely brilliant, I just don’t think there was a strategy ahead of time.”

Many questioned the star power of Diaz without Conor McGregor heading into UFC 241. However, the former title challenger proved that he was very much a star with even UFC president Dana White admitting he was a needle-mover.

Sonnen believes it’s not just the fact that he beat McGregor, but also that Diaz is very easy to relate to for fans because of his authenticity:

“One thing about him is he’s real,” Sonnen added. “He’s authentic. When he speaks and he says something, there’s no tongue-in-cheek. There’s no winking, there’s no trying to get eyeballs and sell pay-per-views. There’s a real guy with real guy problems, from a real tough city in a real tough sport that’s trying to get by.”

“There’s just something there that people can relate to and it’s special. It’s not overly creative, it’s not manufactured in any way. It’s basic, it’s humble, it’s clean, it’s honest. It’s compelling.”

Do you agree with Sonnen about Diaz?

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Paulo Costa Banned From Competing At Middleweight In California

Paulo Costa picked up the biggest win of his career in a “Fight of the Night”-winning brawl with Yoel Romero at Aug. 17’s UFC 241 from Anaheim, California. The bout was arguably the best middleweight contest of the year thus far. Howe…

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