Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-13, aggressive start, tough exchanges and great finish: Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Ufc Hw champion Cain Velasquez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 19, 2013 when he defeated Junior dos Santos (in their third fight, Velasquez vs dos Santos 3); after some month he underwent surgery to repair his torn meniscus. His only loss occurred in 2011 when he faced for the first time ‘Cigano’ dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Velasquez) but then he beat twice Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and JDS.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo Fabricio Werdum, has an official record of 19-5-1 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Werdum), since then he has collected five consecutive victories winning the interim Ufc Hw title in his last bout, against Mark Hunt (=Werdum vs Hunt). Velasquez vs Werdum, main event of Ufc 188, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Date: 2015-06-13
Where: Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
Title: UFC Heavyweight Championship
UFC 188 fight card (main and best fights):
Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum
Gilbert Melendez vs Eddie Alvarez
Kelvin Gastelum vs Nate Marquardt
Charles Rosa vs Yair Rodriguez
Tecia Torres vs Angela Hill
Henry Cejudo vs Chico Camus
Alejandro Perez vs Patrick Williams
Velasquez’s previous fight: Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos 3
Werdum’s previous fight: Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt
Werdum’s next fight: Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic
Velasquez’s next fight: Cain Velasquez vs Travis Browne
Official video:
(Alternative free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
WOW! Cain Velezquez will never be the same elite, dominate fighter again.
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Cain you are for me number one and still your number one all Macedonia down there north from Greece and all Europa is with you you gona back that balt don;t worry if you remember in first fight JDS beat you and after that you beat him two times see on these like that time Werdum is not beter from JDS he will beat him and take the balt listen me Junior Dos Santos if is OK with hand he is knew champ if is not he than Stipe is half there half here wwe will see bat is not gona be easy on Werdum in these years to beat Stipe 5 rounds o noooo Cro Cap is on 700 miles from me he live in Croatia if he halp he is perfect sparing man for Stipe for balt and maybe and heCro Cap will make some fight to back and on these Shaub Brendon for lose nice and to go up
Nothing like having all the support from Macedonia…
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WHEN OTHERS FIGHTERS LOSE BECAUSE OF SOME REASON, TIME WITHOUT FIGHTING, INJURIE, NOBODY SAYS THAT, NOW THAT CAIN LOST, THEY ALL REMEMBER!!!! BIG MOUTH TALKING
ALTITUDE??????
ALTITUDE??????
ALTITUDE??????
THATS —MEXICO— BABY, VELÁSQUEZ HOME/HOUSE!!!!
WERDUM WAS THE ONE WHO NEEDED ADAPTATION!!!
IT WAS AN ALL ROUND VICTORY BY WERDUM, HE WAS PERFECT THIS NIGHT!
NO EXCUSES, NOOOOO EXCUSES!!!!!
cain killed by altitude and lack of training. when you don’t fight for
almost 2 years that’s way too much not to have a few tune up fights.
also how did he tap so fast, usually you wait till your almost out.
I think he was almost out already from exhaustion. you would think
somebody put something in his water bottle. I think we will see him
back to his old form but he needs to address the altitude and train
properly next time. werdum , not much to say. the guy is deadly.
BLABLABLA
WHEN OTHERS FIGHTERS LOSE BECAUSE OF SOME REASON, TIME WOTHOUT FIGHTING, INJURIE, NOBODY SAYS THAT, NOW THAT CAIN LOST, THEY ALL REMEMBER!!!! BIG MOUTH TALKING
ALTITUDE??????
ALTITUDE??????
ALTITUDE??????
THATS —MEXICO— BABY, VELÁSQUEZ HOME/HOUSE!!!!
WERDUM IS THE ONE WHO NEEDED ADAPTATION!!!
IT WAS AN ALL ROUND VICTORY BY WERDUM, HE WAS PERFECT THIS NIGHT!
NO EXCUSES, NOOOOO EXCUSES!!!!!
agreed!
Cain has not really been in Mexico that is why he wasn’t used to the altitude… He hasn’t fought in 2 years is not an excuse it is a fact:) I am a boxer and I know how it feels to fight after a long time without fighting. That is boxing tho but ufc is much more tiring adding that there is wrestling:)
He just lost and needs to stop making excuses.
Everyone has Cain winning because of his pressure and cardio, but when he gets whooped at his own game, it’s because of the injury excuse or the bad training excuse. Just admit that you’re wrong because Werdum was a superior MMA fighter tonight…
Werdum is going to have the belt for awhile,He is just a better fighter than Cain he fought with skill while Cain was just trying to brawl,They can fight again but it will be the same outcome
Werdum lost to Minotauro Nogueira and Junior Dos Santos while Cain beat them. I think that Cain, at his best shape, is still the NUMBER 1! I hope his previous performances were not conditioned by some drugs!! But I think not, I think and hope he is a clean fighter. Anyway, in this bout Werdum was great, congratulations for the new champion!
Total domination from the Brazilian fighter. Cain wasn’t able to put him down as required and when he did the other guy took advantages immediately because is a much better jujitsu fighter too.
This was a great fight,at least by HW standards.
Most HW fights are sloppy,boring and slow.
But this fight was fought at a great pace from the beginning(for HW’s) with back and forth,intense action and an awesome finish.
Good striking exchanges and a brilliant sub in the end.
I would give this 4 stars,well done to Cain and Werdum both of them put on a good one for the Heavies which is rare.