Velasquez promises to reduce the pace of training to avoid injuries

Velasquez (photo) suffered back problems and was cut from UFC 196. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Velasquez (photo) is coming off a defeat to Werdum. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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With a vast history of injuries in his career and with one fight, the defeat to Fabricio Werdum, carried out in practically three years, Cain Velazquez is ready to not repeat the same mistakes of the past. Scheduled to face Travis Browne at UFC 200, the former heavyweight champion assured that he will take some precautions to avoid another fight cancellation due to an injury in training.

“The main thing now is to get to the fight. Listen to your body. I don't want to be left out. I want to stay active. I want to fight. It's my job and I want to do it. Sparring three times a week isn't as good for me as it is for a guy just starting out in the sport. I think I’m going to reduce it to two days a week, maybe just one,” said Velasquez, on the website of the North American channel “FOX Sports”.

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UFC 200 takes place on July 9th, at the “T-Mobile Arena”, in Las Vegas (USA). In the main fight of the night, Jon Jones e Daniel Cormier face each other for the unification of the light heavyweight belt. The event will also feature two other title disputes: Amanda nunes x Miesha Tate in women's bantamweight and José Aldo x Frankie Edgar earning him the position of interim featherweight champion.