Who is Cain Velasquez?

[TUZZLER]

Well Cain Velasquez is a UFC prospect that is quietly moving his way up the ranks of the UFC. I think they are keeping him a little under wraps right now, but he looks to be a future contender in the HW division. He's a two-time All-American in wrestling for Arizona State, Two-time Pac-10 Champion, junior college national champion for Iowa Central Community College.


Name Cain Velasquez
Record 4 - 0 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)
Wins 4 (T)KOs ( 100 %)
Association American Kickboxing Academy
Height 6'2 (188cm)
Weight 245lbs (112kg)
City Yuma
Country USA


Win Jake O'Brien TKO (Strikes)
Win Brad Morris TKO (Strikes)
Win Jeremiah Constant TKO
Win Jesse Fujarczyk TKO (Strikes)

(All first round)

What do you think? Could a title shot be in his future?

[thefirm0]

for him to get a shot he's gonna have to keep his win streak going, he's gonna be just like machida in the light heavy weight division, done more then enough to get a shot but with other guys like werdum, mir, nog, lesnar, randy, hes gonna have to beat 2 of those guys to get a shot. not an easy task. hopefully he grows well and becomes a contender.

[the dazzle]

he needs a bit more experience before even thinking about a title shot. but then again i thought the same thing about Lesnar.. what do i know?

[Dr. MMA]

Originally Posted by TUZZLER

What do you think? Could a title shot be in his future?

He has been impressive thus far, I don't see a reason why he wouldn't get a title shot in a thin division.

Originally Posted by thefirm0

for him to get a shot he's gonna have to keep his win streak going, he's gonna be just like machida in the light heavy weight division, done more then enough to get a shot but with other guys like werdum, mir, nog, lesnar, randy, hes gonna have to beat 2 of those guys to get a shot. not an easy task. hopefully he grows well and becomes a contender.

I highly doubt he's going to be the Machida of the division. The reason Lyoto hasn't gotten a title shot is because UFC doesn't consider his style to be fan-friendly, however, Cain's style is fan friendly. He's aggressive, beats people down and is looking for a finish right off the bat.

Originally Posted by the dazzle

he needs a bit more experience before even thinking about a title shot. but then again i thought the same thing about Lesnar.. what do i know?

Lesnar had a big following prior to being in the UFC. Cain didn't... so he obviously has to work his way up like any other fighter who is not a big name or named Brock. Cain is getting a title shot in late 2009 or early 2010 if he keeps winning. There's an average of 3 title fights a year in a division (as long as they dont get wrapped up in a TUF series or the champ doesn't walk out). If that's the case then the following fights will happen:

- 1st fight - Winner of Mir/Nog vs Winner of Brock/Randy
- 2nd fight - vs Werdum
- 3rd fight - either Valasquez or one of the losers from the 1st fight (as long as they keep winning)