Tag: Cain Velasquez

MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: GSP, Aldo Miss a Chance to Move Up

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Heading into UFC 129, I thought both welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and featherweight champion Jose Aldo had a good chance of putting on the kind of performance that would move them up in the pound-for-poun…

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Heading into UFC 129, I thought both welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and featherweight champion Jose Aldo had a good chance of putting on the kind of performance that would move them up in the pound-for-pound rankings.

GSP did what he usually does and won a dominant unanimous decision over a good opponent in Jake Shields, but he didn’t do anything that makes him leapfrog Anderson Silva at the top of the list. And Aldo won a classic battle with Mark Hominick, but it wasn’t the kind of transcendent performance that could put him on top of the MMA world.

So as we review the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts, there’s no change at the top.

The MMA Hour With Velasquez, Fitch, Hominick, Zahabi, Couture

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with another star-studded lineup.

* UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will stop by to update everyone on his health.

* Welterweight contender Jon Fitch will…

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Cain Velasquez defeats Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 to win the UFC heavyweight title.The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another star-studded lineup.

* UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will stop by to update everyone on his health.

* Welterweight contender Jon Fitch will also do the same after suffering a shoulder injury.

* Mark Hominick will talk about his thrilling fight against Jose Aldo and how he’s feeling physically.

* Trainer Firas Zahabi will look back at GSP vs. Shields and update us on GSP’s eye injury.

* Strikeforce lightweight Ryan Couture will discuss his future plans.

* Matt Mitrione will grace us with his presence for his popular “Mitrione Minute” segment and we will look back at Saturday’s UFC 129 event with MMA Fighting’s Matt Erickson.

Of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here.

Cain Velasquez Says Shoulder Recovery Nearing 100 Percent

Filed under: UFCIt’s not easy for Cain Velasquez to attend fights. The UFC heavyweight champion, who has been on the shelf since his title win over Brock Lesnar last October, is itching to return to the cage.

“Every fight I’ve gone to I’ve been jealou…

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It’s not easy for Cain Velasquez to attend fights. The UFC heavyweight champion, who has been on the shelf since his title win over Brock Lesnar last October, is itching to return to the cage.

“Every fight I’ve gone to I’ve been jealous so I can’t wait to get in there,” Velasquez said Monday on The MMA Hour, when asked about attending this past Saturday’s packed UFC 129 event. “I’m hungry. This is what I love doing. This is my dream job, to work out for a living. To not be able to do it right now, it’s kind of hard.”

Cain Velasquez May Face Lesnar-dos Santos Winner in Houston

Filed under: UFC, NewsTORONTO — UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is on track for an October return, and his comeback fight could come on Oct. 8 in Houston, UFC president Dana White said shortly after UFC 129.

Earlier this week, the promotion a…

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TORONTO — UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is on track for an October return, and his comeback fight could come on Oct. 8 in Houston, UFC president Dana White said shortly after UFC 129.

Earlier this week, the promotion announced it would visit Houston in the fall with an event and a Fan Expo. On Saturday, White said the event could be targeted for Velasquez to defend his title.

“I don’t know yet but probably,” he said. “It sounds like that would make a lot of sense.”

UFC Hopeful of October Return for Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez

Filed under: UFC, NewsTORONTO — UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is progressing well while rehabilitating from shoulder surgery, and the UFC is hopeful for an October date for his first title defense.

UFC president Dana White shared the recove…

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TORONTO — UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is progressing well while rehabilitating from shoulder surgery, and the UFC is hopeful for an October date for his first title defense.

UFC president Dana White shared the recovery timeline following a UFC 129 press conference.

“Cain’s good,” he said. “He’s coming along great. Actually he’s going to be here for this fight.”

Cain Velasquez Says a Fight with Overeem Would Be Good

In a recent interview with Peace Magazine, the UFC Heavyweight Champ, Cain Velasquez is tossed out an assortment of questions from the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce to the Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz match up for UFC 132. Velasquez is excited to see what happens in the rest of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament […]

In a recent interview with Peace Magazine, the UFC Heavyweight Champ, Cain Velasquez is tossed out an assortment of questions from the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce to the Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz match up for UFC 132. Velasquez is excited to see what happens in the rest of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament but welcomes the idea of fighting Alistair Overeem. Watch the short video below, which asks a lot of good questions at a stoner slow pace: