Showing posts with label Cain Velasquez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cain Velasquez. Show all posts

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.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Lesnar v. Velasquez: Live Fighter Introductions



The video quality is not great. Regardless, the audio is what counts. I hope you enjoy the sounds of Bruce Buffer and the live crowd.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Lesnar v. Velasquez - Heavyweight Main Event Redemption

There have been times in MMA where fans have been "treated" to fights that have not only failed to deliver, but became a cure for insomnia. Frank Mir v. Cro Cop was undoubtedly one of these fights. Frank and Mirko should have delivered. It was so simple. Either Mirko kicked Frank's head into the 25th row or Frank used some of his paycheck to pay an additional bag fee to fly home one of Mirko's limbs. Of course, what we got was 14 minutes of hugging, timid striking and condolences from Joe Rogan. Then Frank KO'd Cro Cop with a sloppy knee and all I could think was, "thank God it's over."

The Main Event is the finale. It is the last thing the audience sees and it can either send you home thrilled (Silva v. Sonnen) or pissed (Mir v. Cro Cop). It has the potential to either save or ruin an event. To be the fitting culmination of an epic night or a rotten taste in the fan's collective mouths. Thankfully, the UFC Heavyweight Division is about to be redeemed at UFC 121.

At UFC 121 Brock Lesnar will be attempting to set the record for UFC Heavyweight Title defenses that he currently shares with Tim Sylvia and Randy Couture, against the undefeated AKA product, Cain Velasquez. Brock is fresh off his 2nd round submission of Shane Carwin and Cain was last seen turning Big Nog's lights completely out in Australia.

Lesnar has not been in a boring fight in his career. Some may find his 3 round bludgeoning of Heath Herring to be boring and that is perfectly acceptable. I happen to enjoy a good dismantling. With devastating power, a smothering top game and incredible quickness Lesnar makes every fight a must watch.

Cain Velasquez has been brought along slowly in his UFC career. While Brock was thrown straight to the wolves, Cain has been allowed to fight low-mid tier fighters while improving his game. Cain showed he was ready for the upper echelon when he KO'd Noguiera. Now he gets his chance to derail the Brock Lesnar train and put the stamp down that he is the best heavyweight in the UFC and maybe in the world.

To me, this is Brock's fight to lose. He will have 30lbs on Cain when they step into the cage and his control on the ground coupled with the size advantage is a lot to overcome. Cain's only hope is to knock Lesnar out on their feet. The problem with that is that Brock Lesnar just took the best shots that the heaviest hitter in the division could dish out and walked out of the cage the champ. Cain Velasquez's power is not even in the same realm as Carwin's. Cain also has opposite cardio of Shane, but it turns out that is a good thing since Shane showed us his cardio would have fit in great with the cast of TUF 10.

This fight will not be boring. It will not disappoint. These two are both fantastic wrestlers but Brock has fought two high caliber wrestlers already in Carwin and Couture. The only wrestler Cain has fought in MMA is Jake O'Brien. Will this matter or will Cain's stand up game make the wrestling aspect a moot point? One thing is for sure, nobody will be kicking themselves for buying the PPV when the credits roll.