“El Gran Campeon”The text from an almost giddy Cain Velasquez went through to his father Efrain, but due to reception issues in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the picture that accompanied it wouldn’t send.“He was like ‘what are you talking about,’” laughed Velasquez. “So all during the fights I’m trying to send the picture and finally it did get sent.”The picture was of the UFC heavyweight champion with boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez. In the Velasquez household, when Mexico’s Chavez fought, the rest of the world stopped. So while having his son become the first Mexican-American fighter to win a … Read the Full Article Here
Cain Velasquez: El Gran Campeon
“El Gran Campeon”The text from an almost giddy Cain Velasquez went through to his father Efrain, but due to reception issues in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the picture that accompanied it wouldn’t send.“He was like ‘what are you talking about,’” laughed Velasquez. “So all during the fights I’m trying to send the picture and finally it did get sent.”The picture was of the UFC heavyweight champion with boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez. In the Velasquez household, when Mexico’s Chavez fought, the rest of the world stopped. So while having his son become the first Mexican-American fighter to win a … Read the Full Article Here