Cain Velazquez lost the heavyweight belt to the Brazilian junior gypsy, in December 2011, but the American of Mexican descent will have the chance of a rematch next Saturday and seeks inspiration from his compatriot in the world of fights.
Velasquez uses Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez, who shocked the world by knocking out legend Manny Pacquiao, as an example to seek victory against the Brazilian and regain the organization's heavyweight belt.
“It was quite motivating for me to see that knockout. I want to do what Juan did. I met him on the plane, in Mexico City”, said Velasquez, at the press conference before the event, held this Thursday (27).
Always with short answers, Cain said he learned a lot from his first fight against Cigano, when he was knocked out just over a minute into the fight, and that he has been thinking about the rematch for a long time:
“When you lose you have to learn, you have to make the best of what happened. I caught what I did wrong in the first fight. Now it’s time to use this forever”, said Velasquez.
the fight between junior gypsy e Cain Velazquez will be the main attraction of UFC 155, an event scheduled to take place next Saturday (29), in Las Vegas, in the United States.
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