Tag: Cain Velasquez

Brock Lesnar on TUF, dos Santos: Roadblock on Way Back to Title

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC president Dana White seems to have a way of always getting his man. Sure, there’s a few exceptions, but for the most part, when White sets his mind to something, it gets done. His powers of persuasion aren’t simply a product o…

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Brock LesnarUFC president Dana White seems to have a way of always getting his man. Sure, there’s a few exceptions, but for the most part, when White sets his mind to something, it gets done. His powers of persuasion aren’t simply a product of his personality though. Just ask Brock Lesnar, who at first turned down a chance to coach the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter until the pot was sweetened with a rental house for his family, and some cold, hard cash.

And so on Monday morning, like a good company man, the former UFC heavyweight champion walked into the UFC training center to his begin his duties on the upcoming season of TUF.

Dana White Will Change His Mind About Women ‘Never’ in the UFC

Filed under: UFCOne of those camera-toting TMZ reporters who follows celebrities around and questions them as they’re getting into their limos recently caught up with UFC President Dana White for a 19-second interview that you can watch here.

White br…

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One of those camera-toting TMZ reporters who follows celebrities around and questions them as they’re getting into their limos recently caught up with UFC President Dana White for a 19-second interview that you can watch here.

White briefly confirmed that heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is doing well in his recovery from surgery, then was asked, “When are we going to see women in the UFC?”

White replied, “never.”

Fortunately for those of us who want to see women in the Octagon, White has shown in the past that “never” does not mean what he thinks it means.

Cain Velasquez: Surgery a Success

Filed under: UFCUFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez said Monday that his surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff was successful, and he’s already working out in preparation for a return to the Octagon.

“Surgery went well,” Velasquez wrote on his ver…

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Cain Velasquez defeats Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 to win the UFC heavyweight title.UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez said Monday that his surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff was successful, and he’s already working out in preparation for a return to the Octagon.

“Surgery went well,” Velasquez wrote on his verified Twitter account. “Back at Joe Grasso’s lifting legs. Best place to train.”

Joe Grasso is a San Jose-based personal trainer whose Elite Fitness gym Velasquez has credited with helping him to build the strength to deal with bigger opponents like Brock Lesnar. That Velasquez is already back to working on his leg strength there just days after surgery is a strong sign that Velasquez’s shoulder injury hasn’t done anything to his legendary drive and work ethic.

Video: How to Get Brock Lesnar Off of You, by Cain Velasquez

(Sable is furiously taking notes. Props: ESPN the Magazinee)
In a related story, Cain Velasquez had shoulder surgery yesterday to repair the torn rotator cuff that he sustained in his fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October. (Junior Dos S…

(Sable is furiously taking notes. Props: ESPN the Magazinee)

In a related story, Cain Velasquez had shoulder surgery yesterday to repair the torn rotator cuff that he sustained in his fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October. (Junior Dos Santos remains skeptical.) The surgery was a success, and Velasquez will be ready to return to action in 6-8 months.

2011: Year of the Heavyweight

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceIf 2011 goes as planned, we’ll see more good, competitive, high-level mixed martial arts fights than we’ve ever seen in any year of the sport’s existence.

Strikeforce’s eight-man heavyweight tournament was getting all the …

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If 2011 goes as planned, we’ll see more good, competitive, high-level mixed martial arts fights than we’ve ever seen in any year of the sport’s existence.

Strikeforce’s eight-man heavyweight tournament was getting all the headlines last week, but the UFC did a nice job of bouncing back with the news that Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos will coach the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, that Shane Carwin expects to return in June, and that Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson and Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne are slated for May.

Assuming a best-case scenario for both promotions, we’ll have good heavyweight fights from Strikeforce, the UFC or both every month for the next 10 months or so, culminating with the return of Cain Velasquez and the Strikeforce tournament final toward the end of the year. Remember, I started this with an “If”: Looking ahead to fights that we hope to see in the future is always risky business. But below we’ll look at the fights that will make this the year of the heavyweight.

Junior dos Santos Favored to Beat Brock Lesnar

Filed under: UFCBrock Lesnar is no longer viewed as the baddest man on the planet by the betting public.

Lesnar, who has entered the Octagon as the betting favorite in every one of his UFC fights, is actually the underdog for his June bout against Jun…

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Brock Lesnar is no longer viewed as the baddest man on the planet by the betting public.

Lesnar, who has entered the Octagon as the betting favorite in every one of his UFC fights, is actually the underdog for his June bout against Junior dos Santos, which was announced on Tuesday. Bodog lists dos Santos as the favorite at -160 and Lesnar as the underdog at +130.

That says a lot about what the beating Lesnar took at the hands of Cain Velasquez did to Lesnar’s reputation. When Lesnar tapped out 90 seconds into his first UFC fight, against Frank Mir, it was easy to write that off as an inexperienced fighter making a mistake against a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. But the Velasquez fight? That was a good, old-fashioned butt kicking.