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Cain Velasquez: Examining His Legacy After UFC 166

The rumblings were out there. Sure, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia were embroiled in a bitter feud involving ex-girlfriends, wearing a championship belt in public for some reason and title fights that weren’t all that interesting, but the rumblings were there. There was a kid in the wrestling room at Arizona State, and he was […]

The rumblings were out there. Sure, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia were embroiled in a bitter feud involving ex-girlfriends, wearing a championship belt in public for some reason and title fights that weren’t all that interesting, but the rumblings were there. There was a kid in the wrestling room at Arizona State, and he was […]

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Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko: Examining the GOAT Question

In light of the promotion for UFC 166’s main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is perhaps unsurprising that the most prominent talking point to emerge from last night’s chaos concerns the UFC heavyweight champion’s place in history. From the moment Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan hailed Velasquez as the greatest heavyweight […]

In light of the promotion for UFC 166’s main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is perhaps unsurprising that the most prominent talking point to emerge from last night’s chaos concerns the UFC heavyweight champion’s place in history. From the moment Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan hailed Velasquez as the greatest heavyweight […]

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Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos: Positives and Negatives for Both Fighters

Another weekend, another terrific UFC event. Dana White and Co. are on a roll and UFC 166 did nothing to halt the organisation’s momentum. The main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title turned out to be an extremely lopsided affair, yet it remained compelling throughout. What did each […]

Another weekend, another terrific UFC event. Dana White and Co. are on a roll and UFC 166 did nothing to halt the organisation’s momentum. The main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title turned out to be an extremely lopsided affair, yet it remained compelling throughout. What did each […]

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UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos Staredown Video

At the UFC 166 weigh-in on Friday, Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos measured each other up one more time ahead of their rubber match for the heavyweight championship. There was no shoving or dramatics from either man. No, Velasquez and Dos Santos a…

At the UFC 166 weigh-in on Friday, Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos measured each other up one more time ahead of their rubber match for the heavyweight championship. There was no shoving or dramatics from either man. No, Velasquez and Dos Santos are the types to save the show for the Octagon. Instead, both […]

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UFC 166: Is Cain Velasquez Really a Weak Puncher?

Earlier this year, Cain Velasquez managed to rip the heavyweight title from the grasp of Junior Dos Santos at UFC 155. Velasquez accomplished this via a five-round shellacking that left Dos Santos looking less than picturesque; his face was a swollen mess. In spite of this, Dos Santos went on to say that Velasquez “hits […]

Earlier this year, Cain Velasquez managed to rip the heavyweight title from the grasp of Junior Dos Santos at UFC 155. Velasquez accomplished this via a five-round shellacking that left Dos Santos looking less than picturesque; his face was a swollen mess. In spite of this, Dos Santos went on to say that Velasquez “hits […]

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UFC 166: 3 Questions We Have About Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez is the most dominant heavyweight on the planet. Lofty though that distinction may be, it fails to capture just how good the UFC heavyweight champion is. Given his relatively small size for a heavyweight, one could argue that Velasquez should be breathing the same air as Jon Jones and Georges St-Pierre in the […]

Cain Velasquez is the most dominant heavyweight on the planet. Lofty though that distinction may be, it fails to capture just how good the UFC heavyweight champion is. Given his relatively small size for a heavyweight, one could argue that Velasquez should be breathing the same air as Jon Jones and Georges St-Pierre in the […]

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