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  • CrimsonGhost56
    True Blue
    • Feb 2009
    • 5981

    Cain Velasquez out 6 to 8 months

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    UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will be out six to eight months nursing an injured shoulder.

    Sherdog.com learned of Velasquez's injury last week from sources close to the fighter, and the information was verified today by UFC president Dana White in an interview with MMA Fighting following the UFC 125 pre-fight news conference.

    Velasquez was expected to defend his title in early 2011 against top contender Junior dos Santos, but that idea has been scrapped. According to White, the hopeful return date for the champ is sometime this summer.

    In dos Santos, Velasquez faces a massive Brazilian with knockout power in both hands. “Cigano” is undefeated since joining the UFC in 2008 and earned the top contender spot by besting “Ultimate Fighter 10” winner Roy Nelson at UFC 117 in August. With the exception of Nelson, the Black House product has finished all of his opponents inside the Octagon, including Fabricio Werdum, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and Stefan Struve.

    Velasquez snatched the heavyweight belt away from the monstrous Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October, blasting the 280-pound titleholder with crisp punches and bloodying his face. Within minutes, a wobbly Lesnar was in full retreat, and Velasquez sealed the deal with devastating ground-and-pound at 4:12 of the first frame.

    Undefeated in nine professional outings, the American Kickboxing Academy standout holds notable victories over former International Fight League titleholder Ben Rothwell and french kickboxer Cheick Kongo. Velasquez also holds the distinction of being only the second man to ever finish former Pride Fighting Championships champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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  • JeremyHight
    I wish I was Scrubs
    • Feb 2009
    • 4063

    #2
    So JDS vs _______.

    * The blank is clearly Mir since he has always been the fill-in vote for nearly every HW fight despite being destroyed by legitimate competition and not putting on a fight in most cases.

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    • EmpireWF
      Giants in the Super Bowl
      • Mar 2009
      • 24082

      #3
      They don't need to have JDS fight. Cain will be ready to fight by September, the latest. Serves no purpose to have JDS fight some shlub and risk him losing.

      What's 8 months?


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      • Bigpapa42
        Junior Member
        • Feb 2009
        • 3185

        #4
        They willing had nine months between GSP title defenses just so he could do TUF. I don't see 8 months due to injury being too long.

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        • Liquidrob
          Izzy is a bum
          • Feb 2009
          • 11785

          #5
          That blows, the Mexican Fedor is legit and I was waiting for JDS to fight someone who can wrestle

          I think Cain is better at everything over JDS besides 1 shot power, but still would have been a great fight
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          • CrimsonGhost56
            True Blue
            • Feb 2009
            • 5981

            #6
            JDS none too happy with the news...
            I'm really pissed. How does a person that goes out of the Lesnar fight in perfect condition get injured without training? The last I heard from Velasquez was that he was vacationing in Mexico. How did he injure himself?

            I'm in the best moment of my career, training and working hard for the fight of my life and then this fight gets pushed away for eight months out of thin air. This isn't fair. I'm already five months without a fight. Fighting is my life, not just because I love it, but because I need it to make a living. I don't make money like the top fighters, so I really need to work.

            Of course it would be fantastic to fight Velasquez in UFC RIO in august, but I can't step away from the octogon just to wait his recovery so I think the fair thing for Dana to do is to give me the chance to fight for an interim belt.

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            • wingsfan77
              Junior Member
              • Aug 2009
              • 3000

              #7
              I totally understand why he's upset, he thinks he's at the absolute top of his game right now and who knows what'll happen in 8 months?

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              • EmpireWF
                Giants in the Super Bowl
                • Mar 2009
                • 24082

                #8
                Interim belt? lol what a mark


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                • Warner2BruceTD
                  2011 Poster Of The Year
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 26142

                  #9
                  Yeah, FUCK interim belts.

                  But if I was Dana, I would offer him a non title fight, and leave it up to him if he wants to take it or not. Or i'd let him take an outside fight vs. a can. No reason to stop the man from making a living.

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                  • Liquidrob
                    Izzy is a bum
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 11785

                    #10
                    Yeah, an outside fight, like that would ever happen

                    Surprised he is talking about money issues, dude is a top UFC fighter
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                    • Warner2BruceTD
                      2011 Poster Of The Year
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 26142

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Liquidrob
                      Yeah, an outside fight, like that would ever happen

                      Surprised he is talking about money issues, dude is a top UFC fighter
                      Dana has let guys take outside fights when they havent been able to book them. Houston Alexander comes to mind.

                      I won't be trolled on the second comment, but A for effort.

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                      • Liquidrob
                        Izzy is a bum
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 11785

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Warner2BruceTD
                        Dana has let guys take outside fights when they havent been able to book them. Houston Alexander comes to mind.

                        I won't be trolled on the second comment, but A for effort.
                        Lol @ bringing up the 1 houston fight, JDS is the 'title shot' guy, houston was on a losing steak I believe

                        What's wrong with the 2nd comment? I would think a top HW contender could miss a fight and be ok, it is the big leagues
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                        • Kuzzy Powers
                          Beautiful Like Moses
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 12542

                          #13
                          So much for seeing JDS whoop Cain in Toronto.

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