On April 19th at Montreal's sold out Bell Centre, the UFC heavyweight division gets an injection of new blood when newcomers Brad Morris 8-2 and Cain Velasquez 2-0 clash in a preliminary bout on the UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 card.
Velasquez has been talked about as one of the few really promising prospects for the heavyweight division:
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Sam Caplan: I’m sure there are a ton of other big-time prospects at AKA. Can you tell us about some guys we should be on the lookout for?
Jon Fitch: There are two guys that stick out the most. One is another Purdue wrestler that just graduated named Nathan Moore. He’s been training with me out here and he was also a team captain at Purdue. He fights at 185 (pounds). Tremendous ability. He’s more of an athlete than I am and a better wrestler than I am. He’s picking up the striking and jiu-jitsu very quickly so he’s a name to watch out for in the next couple of years.
And then the biggest one is Cain Velasquez. I like to call him “Sugar Cain.” He’s a heavyweight and he’s the biggest and baddest heavyweight you guys have ever seen. He’s going to turn the heavyweight world upside down in another year or two. Nobody is going to be talking about Kimbo. Nobody is going to be talking about Fedor or Randy. Everybody is going to be talking about Cain.
Sam Caplan: Has Cain fought pro yet?
Jon Fitch: Yeah, he’s fought a couple of fights for Bodog. The problem is that we can’t find fights for him because won’t just take fights against him. I think what’s going to happen is that he’s going to fight at UFC 83. I think he’s got a fight and they’ve got him on that card. So he’ll be making his debut, I think, at UFC 83. I’m not 100 percent sure on that but he’s been training for that and I think that’s going to happen. He’s tough. He was an All-American at Arizona State. He’s just a tremendous athlete.
Velasquez is supposed to be a real good prospect as far as HWs go, he's out of the AKA Camp and they say nothing but good things about him. Wrestled at Arizona State I believe.
Sam Caplan: I interviewed Fitch recently and asked him about some of the top prospects at AKA. He mentioned a heavyweight by the name of Cain Velasquez. Fitch was pretty high on him, in fact. What do you think of him?
Josh Koscheck: You guys are going to see Cain Velasquez in April. He’s going to be a phenomenal. I believe right now that he can compete for the UFC heavyweight title. I’m the type of guy that doesn’t give much credit to other fighters. Like I said, I’m selfish and only care about myself (laughs). But this kid is a good kid and I think he can bring back the heavyweight division in the UFC.
Cain Velasquez vs. Brad Morris added to UFC 83
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