Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Are PB&Js more better than burritos? Cain Velasquez thinks so.



Above is the video from Cain Velasquez's appearance on the George Lopez show on Monday. Much of the UFC's marketing around Cain Velasquez fighting for the title was to grab onto the Mexican/Latino community and after winning the belt, the PR machine started rolling. His first official appearance was on the Lopez show and from the above video, he's passed with flying colors. Lopez, arguably the Mexican-American Oprah, has the ability to make or break you within the Latin community. He's the reason we don't watch Carlos Mencia steal jokes anymore and his support of Cain Velasquez can only mean big things for the budding UFC star.

There have been criticisms of Cain for his lack of personality and how quiet and humble he is outside of the cage. George carried the interview but set Cain up to show his sense of humor at certain points. Cain saying that he didn't know if Lesnar ate the burrito suggesting he should have had menudo (cow gut soup) which is a hangover cure, showed that if given the opportunity, Cain can deliver a helluva one liner. The end having Lopez and Velasquez enjoy a Peanut Butter&Jelly sandwich and glass of milk was great and you can tell Velasquez was having a blast.

What does this mean for the UFC and Cain? Lopez showed a lot of support for the fighter, mentioning he's the first Mexican-American HW champ in any combat sport. He's the type of individual who is also proud of his heritage and will most likely invite the Cain back for a future interview before his next fight with Junior Dos Santos. Both Cain and Lopez understand the significance of a Mexican HW champ and will do whatever they can to gain the support of the Mexican community.

3 comments:

  1. I is confused. Sharron Angle told me on TV that all Mexicans are gang members who snuck across the border and join violent gangs to scare white folks. Now I see that Cain wears suits and not Ben Davis pants AND likes peanut butter sammiches? What to believe?!?!?!?!

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  2. You should only believe that the children are our future.

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  3. Children are the future my ass. I'M the future.

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