Cageside, watching his potential challengers fight for the top contender spot, UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was impressed by what he saw from Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131 in Vancouver.
Dos Santos dominated the fight, picking Carwin apart with his punches and landing a flurry of power shots, almost finishing the fight in the first round. Dos Santos ended up taking the unanimous decision.
After the fight, Velasquez talked about his next opponent, telling the UFC Press, “Junior is a great opponent. I think he has the best boxing in the UFC and he proved that tonight.”
The current heavyweight champ was really impressed with the way Dos Santos strikes and even complimented his wrestling. “He hits really hard and has great movement. He’s fast and also has great takedown defense,” Velasquez said.
Velasquez, recovering from surgery, is excited for this bout saying, “It was a fight that was supposed to be scheduled a while ago so I can’t wait to face him.”
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