Ask the Fight Doc: Did UFC’s Cain Velasquez come back too soon from injury?

Prior to this past weekend’s UFC on FOX event, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin made his pick for the headliner between heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.

As talented as Velasquez is, he went with…

Prior to this past weekend’s UFC on FOX event, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin made his pick for the headliner between heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.

As talented as Velasquez is, he went with the challenger in the upset.

Why? Dr. Benjamin knows a major surgery and an extended layoff can greatly affect even the best athletes.