UFC 188: Cain Velasquez Isn’t Your Dad’s Mexican Wrestler

The ’90s is remembered with a romanticism duly earned, a time when grunge was king before it gave way to Britpop and pro wrestling was larger-than-life camp before it gave way to the Attitude Era. With World Wrestling Entertainment cutting loose with profanity, sex and booze and its competitor World Championship Wrestling making use of […]

The ’90s is remembered with a romanticism duly earned, a time when grunge was king before it gave way to Britpop and pro wrestling was larger-than-life camp before it gave way to the Attitude Era. With World Wrestling Entertainment cutting loose with profanity, sex and booze and its competitor World Championship Wrestling making use of […]

Snakebitten Cain Velasquez Has Much to Prove in UFC 188

In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood alone […]

In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood alone […]

UFC 188: Is Cain Velasquez Still the Best Heavyweight in All of MMA?

In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood […]

In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood […]

Cain Velasquez’s Head Coach Talking Serious Trash in Lead Up to Werdum Fight

Don’t bother showing up to UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum. You have no chance. Cain Velasquez is going to kill you. Even if you make it to the fifth round, Velasquez is going to beat you up worse than he did Junior dos Santos.  Those are not my words. They belong to Velasquez’s head coach Javier […]

Don’t bother showing up to UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum. You have no chance. Cain Velasquez is going to kill you. Even if you make it to the fifth round, Velasquez is going to beat you up worse than he did Junior dos Santos.  Those are not my words. They belong to Velasquez’s head coach Javier […]

UFC 188 Predictions: Can Cain Velasquez Finally Make a Splash in Mexico City?

Calling a “do-over” never felt so good. Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum will finally meet to unify the heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 188 in Mexico City. When they do, they’ll make good on the fight company’s longstanding plan to try to storm into Mexico’s coveted fight market with Velasquez as its vanguard. You may […]

Calling a “do-over” never felt so good. Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum will finally meet to unify the heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 188 in Mexico City. When they do, they’ll make good on the fight company’s longstanding plan to try to storm into Mexico’s coveted fight market with Velasquez as its vanguard. You may […]

A Fabricio Werdum Win over Cain Velasquez Would Be Best for Heavyweight Division

Fabricio Werdum, the UFC’s interim heavyweight champion, looks to unify the championship against Cain Velasquez this weekend at UFC 188. It is a tall order, but one that would be most beneficial to the current heavyweight division. Werdum earned his way to the gold with four wins since returning to the UFC. He was originally […]

Fabricio Werdum, the UFC’s interim heavyweight champion, looks to unify the championship against Cain Velasquez this weekend at UFC 188. It is a tall order, but one that would be most beneficial to the current heavyweight division. Werdum earned his way to the gold with four wins since returning to the UFC. He was originally […]