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 Weigh-in Results: Velasquez vs. Werdum Fight Card

UFC 188 hits Mexico City on Saturday, but the 24 fighters will hit the scale to make weight Friday evening. Most important is the main event. Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum will have to make the generous heavyweight limit to make their title fight official. The five-round championship tilt will unify […]

UFC 188 hits Mexico City on Saturday, but the 24 fighters will hit the scale to make weight Friday evening. Most important is the main event. Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum will have to make the generous heavyweight limit to make their title fight official. The five-round championship tilt will unify […]

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 […]

UFC 188: Fight Night Bonus Predictions for Velasquez vs. Werdum Fight Card

Fabricio Werdum is going to upset Cain Velasquez. There, I said it. It’s a concept I’ve been pondering for the last week, but didn’t have the nerve to say out loud. The two UFC heavyweight champions of some sort will meet on Saturday in Mexico at UFC 188 to definitively determine who’s the baddest man […]

Fabricio Werdum is going to upset Cain Velasquez. There, I said it. It’s a concept I’ve been pondering for the last week, but didn’t have the nerve to say out loud. The two UFC heavyweight champions of some sort will meet on Saturday in Mexico at UFC 188 to definitively determine who’s the baddest man […]

UFC 188: Best DraftKings Fantasy Picks for Velasquez vs. Werdum Fight Card

Prepare yourself for a bold prediction and an alternative DraftKings lineup. There’s some traditional picks in this five-fighter list, but the boldness begins with the selection of Fabricio Werdum over Cain Velasquez in the main event. Velasquez is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion and has been since December 2012 when he avenged his loss to […]

Prepare yourself for a bold prediction and an alternative DraftKings lineup. There’s some traditional picks in this five-fighter list, but the boldness begins with the selection of Fabricio Werdum over Cain Velasquez in the main event. Velasquez is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion and has been since December 2012 when he avenged his loss to […]