Cain Velasquez claims he will defeat Francis Ngannou and used his wrestling to defeat Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones in their prime.
East ufc The heavyweight champion last fought in the Octagon in February 2019 against current PFL star Ngannou.
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The Californian was defeated by ‘The Predator’ in just 26 seconds of the first round in three years. mma interval, which ultimately led to his retirement.
Two years later, Ngannou won the heavyweight belt, once worn by Velasquez, by knockout. stipe miocic At UFC 260.
But that didn’t stop Velasquez from claiming that if Cameroon’s fighters had fought in their prime, he would have had no problem defeating them.
“With his takedown defense, (if I) get a clean takedown on him, I’m going to take him down and I’m winning there,” Velasquez said. Basement Talk.
“But his hands are very dangerous, very dangerous, so much power, so much danger. “That makes it a tricky fight.”
Velasquez won UFC’s heavyweight title for the first time by defeating Brock Lesnar At UFC 121 in October 2010.
Nine years later, the pair will meet again in a slightly different environment.
The two-time UFC heavyweight champion signed a multi-year deal with WWE After retiring from his Octagon duties in October 2019.
He then faced ‘The Beast Incarnate’ at a pay-per-view event at Crown Jewel. saudi arabia,
“Jon Jones, Prime Cain, it will be a tough fight,” Velasquez said, describing how he would fare against current UFC heavyweight champion ‘Bones’.
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“You know, with that guy, he’s a boogeyman. I think that would have been the best match-up because I would have something for him. I can go where he wants to go.”
After winning the title from Lesnar, Velasquez lost to MMA legend Junior Dos Santos In his next match.
This was the first time the American had faced defeat in the UFC after nine fights.
But it didn’t take long for the heavyweight veteran to regain the belt by defeating dos Santos in a rematch a year later.
Velasquez then went on a two-fight winning streak, defeating Antonio Silva and dos Santos again in their trilogy fight.
He then lost the championship two years later to Brazilian Fabricio Werdum, which was the last title fight of his MMA career.
However, Velasquez does not believe the result will be the same against Britain Tom Aspinall – Current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.
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“Aspinall too, especially with wrestling. I just know that when I grab someone’s leg, I’m taking them down,” he said.
“He is very dangerous with his hands, he has a lot of strength. What he does is, he moves forward and punches, he takes a big step, moves forward, closes that distance really well, but at the same time, when someone is wrestling , so it’s like, OK, you’re coming to my takedown.
Upsynall retained his interim status against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in Manchester, knocking him out within a minute of the first round.
The Salford-born man has the lowest average fight time of any current fighter signed to the UFC dana white,
jones Defended his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 In November, rumors were circulating that this could be his last fight in the octagon.
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