Cain Velazquez derrotou junior gypsy at UFC 155, an event held on the 29th, and won the organization's heavyweight belt. But after taking the title from the Brazilian, he received an unusual challenge. The boxer Tyson Fury, who is undefeated in Boxing with 20 victories, wrote messages on Twitter, calling the champion a “dwarf”, and saying that he would beat him in the ring or in the Octagon.
Despite the challenge from a rival who doesn't have any MMA fights in his career, the American of Mexican descent preferred not to argue. In an interview with ESPN in the United States, Velasquez said he is not a boxer, but if Fury wants to face him in MMA, he should sign with the UFC and climb the rankings to fight for the belt he has.
“I'm not a boxer. I'm an MMA fighter, and if he wants to fight me, he can join the UFC and climb the rankings, like everyone else does. Nothing is given to you for free in this world,” he said. “Don’t talk, go out there and do it,” added Cain.
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Now that's the attitude of a champion!
Anderson Silva, running away from top fighters and challenging old and weak fighters should learn his lesson and follow the example of
Velasques:
A real champion acts like this:
he accepts everything and faces any fighter to prove that he is the best.
Congratulations Velasques, you are a true champion.