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The UFC heavyweight championship remained in the grasp of Stipe Miocic at UFC 203. Facing the highly decorated striker Alistair Overeem in the main event on September 10, the hometown favorite scored a first round knockout. It was a highly entertaining bout, and further proved that Stipe is the man to beat at 265 right now. Following stoppage wins over Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski and Fabricio Werdum, the Cleveland native’s demolition of ‘The Reem’ brings his streak to four.

Another heavyweight who made a big statement at UFC 203 was Fabricio Werdum. The ex-champion took on Travis Browne in the co-main event rematch. ‘Vai Cavalo’ took home the unanimous decision, but not before front kicking Browne’s coach Edmond Tarverdyan in a post-fight scuffle. The Brazilian defeated Cain Velasquez by submission to claim the title at UFC 188 before taking nearly a year out. Werdum returned and lost the belt to Miocic by KO in Brazil, and so we come full circle.

Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum

Cain Velasquez

Having scored a dominant win over Browne at UFC 200, former two-time heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has reportedly been offered a title fight. Talking to ‘UFC Tonight’ host teammate Daniel Cormier, Velasquez said he won’t hold out for Stipe Miocic until 2017. Reports indicate the champion wants to take a break, so ‘CV’ wants to settle an old score in the meantime.

“(Stipe) is a guy that moves well, he’s hard to put away. He looked good against Overeem. I watched a little bit (of Werdum’s) fight, some of the antics. If Stipe doesn’t take a break, I want him next. I’m hearing that he doesn’t want to fight again until 2017. If that’s the case, I want Werdum in December. This one is personal. I could just sit around and wait, but Werdum wants a fight in December, let’s make it happen. With (Jon Jones’) test coming back positive and coming and getting (a title fight with Micoic) would be BS.”

Cain Wants Revenge

After such a nasty beat down against Werdum that resulted in Velasquez tapping out, it’s no surprise he wants revenge. As you’ll see later on in the interview with ‘DC,’ the ex-heavyweight boss says the UFC have indeed offered him a title shot. It’s almost refreshing to see another fighter wanting to stay active rather than take themselves out of the equation for a shot at the belt.

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Cain Velasquez was once the baddest man on the planet, here’s how he earned that title. WWE crossover Brock Lesnar was simply no match…

There once was a time in MMA history that size and brute strength was nearly the deciding factor in the UFC heavyweight division. No, I’m not talking about the dark ages of the UFC or the Pride FC days, this was as recent as circa 2009. Behemoth pro wrestling convert Brock Lesnar ruled the heavyweights in the UFC at that time, having got four straight wins over Heath Herring, Randy Couture, Frank Mir and Shane Carwin.

Then came his fateful fight with Cain Velasquez, a hungry up and comer with violence on his mind and fire in his heart. The two were scheduled to face off at UFC 121 in 2010, and the stage was set for a colossal heavyweight title clash. A win for Lesnar would surely cement his position as the undisputed 265-pound boss, for Velasquez it would mean a new era for the division. What transpired was a brutal and bloody beatdown.

Velasquez had not respect for the wrestling or striking of the champion, as he set about viciously beating the bigger man around the octagon. It soon became apparent that Lesnar was no longer the king of the division, as Velasquez smeared the champ’s chops all over the canvas.

The result was a resounding TKO victory for Velasquez, and he would go on to hold the title (on and off) until 2015, albeit with numerous injury layoffs and a knockout loss to Junior dos Santos in between. He then faced Fabricio Werdum at UFC 188, and was smashed himself before being submitted by ‘Vai Cavalo.’

Ahead of his UFC 196 rematch with Werdum, check out some of Cain Velasquez’s best handy work, as he batters Brock Lesnar to a pulp:

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