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Cain Velasquez: “I felt there was something missing in wrestling”

After beating Rodrigo Minotauro at UFC 110, Cain Velasquez remains undefeated in MMA, with eight wins. His next opponent, on October 21 in California, is the gargantuan Brock Lesnar, in a bout worth the heavyweight title. A phenomenal wrestler established on the university circuit, this fighter of Mexican heritage simply walked away from representing his...

What has Brock Lesnar learned on the ground?

Brock Lesnar’s coach and a Jiu-Jitsu teacher in Chicago Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros stopped by Rio de Janeiro, where he took the chance to conduct seminars and visit team Brasa branches. The fighter spoke with GRACIEMAG.com at the team’s Gávea branch, where Muzio De Angelis runs the show, and, furthermore, demonstrated one of the positions he's...

Cain Velasquez’s Jiu-Jitsu for Brock Lesnar

As previously reported here on GRACIEMAG.com (see here), Cain Velasquz was in Mexico polishing up his Jiu-Jitsu at the country’s Renzo Gracie academy led by black belt and GMA Mario Delgado. On the coming 23rd of October the purple belt Velasquez will have his work cut out for him when he takes on Brock Lesnar...

Velasquez in Mexico brushing up on Jiu-Jitsu for Lesnar

Two of the heavyweight names in world MMA, Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez, will face off October 23 for the UFC belt at the 121st installment of the UFC. Both are heavy-handed fighters with wrestling as their main armaments. But what’s the pair’s Jiu-Jitsu like? It’s no news that Lesnar has two-time absolute world champion of...

Punch resistant Brock has return date

Brock Lesnar now knows the day, location and opponent for his next heavyweight title defense. He will face Cain Velasquez as UFC 121 on October 23, in California. The news was confirmed by the promotion’s president, Dana White. Velasquez is coming off a knockout win over Rodrigo Minotauro. Lesnar should be wary about that. In his...

Heated presser: Liddell removed, Velasquez’s title shot and Brock’s big talk

The press conference preceding UFC 116, to take place this Saturday in Las Vegas, brimmed with hot revelations. Among them, once again organizational president Dana White made it clear one of his biggest stars will never again set foot in the octagon to fight. White was addressing Chuck Liddell, who was knocked out in his...

Cigano: “If I win my next one, I’ll fight for the belt”

Recently chubby knockout artist Roy Nelson stated he would love to face Junior “Cigano” dos Santos in the UFC. Riding a series of five wins in the organization, all before the final bell, the Brazilian admits the matchup is not in his plans. According to Cigano, his shot at the UFC heavyweight belt is nigh. “He’s...

Chubby fighter heaps praise, but wants to face Cigano

Champion of the now-defunct IFL Roy Nelson was one of the most controversial fighters on the 10th season of the “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show. His carefree ways, jelly belly and even a certain laziness in training didn’t keep him from winning the show and earning a UFC contract. In his first appearance since the TV...

“Minotauro’s a legend, not David Copperfield”

While enamored fans struggle to understand what happened with Rodrigo Minotauro, and others look to astrology to explain the impressive knockout the former heavyweight champion suffered, GRACIEMAG.com goes to the source. The Brazilian’s former training partner Carlao Barreto has credentials to spare in analyzing where Rodrigo (32w, 6l, 1d) failed in the end, he was a...

A talk with Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez shocked the world in his last outing in the UFC with a stunning knockout of Rodrigo Minotauro, one of the greatest MMA heavyweights of all times. A man of simple customs, who avoids the spotlight, the fighter quietly came up the ranks and is now one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s main heavyweights....