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American Kickboxing Academy trainer Dave Camarillo is not one to distance himself from his emotions. A win for one of his students is a win for himself. So while Cain Velasquez remained his stoic self after defeating Brock Lesnar Saturday at UFC 121, Camarillo was the complete opposite, bawling with happiness over AKA’s newest champion.
The self-described “cage-crying MMA trainer” spoke to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour Monday and talked about the significance of Velasquez’s win for AKA.
“I’ve been emotional before, it wasn’t the first time, but this was definitely the biggest win that AKA has ever had,” Camarillo said. “It was our first homegrown champion, but not just a champion, heavyweight champion, which I think more eyes are on than any other division, especially facing Brock Lesnar and everything just came together.”