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Cain Velasquez wants the heavyweight belt after big win over Ben Rothwell at UFC 104 (Video)

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shogun robbed of so much money and the belt…have those judges been fired or assassinated yet?

by newfie on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I bet Dana gave him his win bonus anyways.

by tiger_style on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dont think they can be fired. Plus, you have to consider that the CSAC is still a government entity so it’s highly inefficent.

by BoBBy on Oct 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing against Velasquez, and sure, you might say I’m a tough critic, but can he finish anyone that is not sub par? His first two tests, Kongo and Rothwell took about 2,000 punches to the face combined and they both seemed ok. Sure, it doesn’t look like fun on top of you, but his G’n’P is nothing on Lesnar, Carwin, Gonzaga, or even Kongo for that matter, who despite the fact that he cant wrestle for shit has a decent top game. And one other thing, I know people say don’t compare them to the champ when they aren’t ready, but does anybody really think he should fight for the title? So far he’s proven that he relies heavily on wrestling and I don’t think Brock or Carwin will be taken down so easily.

by FightFan51 on Oct 25, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sub Par phhhhhhhhhh, funny how 99% of you posted Ben Rothwell will kill Cain in this fight!!!!!! Now Ben is sub par, what a joke!!!!! Cain is a beast this fight exactly how I said it would!

by the spyder on Oct 25, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I completely agree with you spyder, the fight went like I thought it would as well. However, I have never been impressed with Rothwell, thought he would lose to Cain, and thought he lost his fight to Big Country in the IFL. I would like to see him fight Gonzaga, seeing as he seems to be playing the role of the gatekeeper anyway. His win last night undoubtedly was impressive, I just thought he would be able to finish Big Ben.

Quick question: Are you Da Spyda from back in the days of UFCMania

by FightFan51 on Oct 25, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cain’s cardio and superior technical wresting will take him far in the HW division…but Man, he cant bust a grape!

by john G on Oct 25, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks John, that’s all I was trying to say.

by FightFan51 on Oct 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just like I said—-BROWN PRIDE by total domination and I also stated that SHOGUN WILL SHOCK THE WORLD and he sure did, but unfortunately the only thing that shocked me was the f@#@!g desicion and robbery of the fight.

by TaPouT on Oct 25, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The biggest problem is here that Cain has proved himself to be ever so 1 dimensional.

Yeah he looked good against Rothwell but where does he go now?

Brock = No way does Cain take him down, Brock will throw him around like a rag doll and G&P him out.

Carwin = Cains not taking him down either, so it stays standing and Carwin knocks him out.

Big Nog = I could see Nog working him on the feet before Cain gets a takedown and gets tapped.

I don’t want to flame on him too bad because he won very well. But and its a big but, did he show any skills that will help him against the top three of the division… no.

He hasn’t got good enough standup and the division is dominated by fantastic wrestlers/bjj guys.

by Nick J on Oct 26, 2009 6:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nick J, agree completely. Cain will get smashed by the top dogs in the HW division.

by jay on Oct 26, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed Nick! Thats why they have to match him up with one of their garbage fighters withh a big name that they market like a top fighter…Mir’s name ring a bell? If they want to give Cain anothher big win, they will have to match him up against Mir. he would beat the snot out of Mir…but he wont ever hold a title, uness he can pack on 15 lbs of muscle!

by john G on Oct 26, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he cant KO people, then he should be working non stop on his jits. He has to learn how to end a fight without the help of a referee!

by john G on Oct 26, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had Cain all the way and two names that come to mind that dont have ko power and yet were animals in the cage…Hughes and Randy.. Cain will be a force in the divison

by Robert(1) on Oct 25, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Gonzaga can take Carwin down, Cain can.

by pancakehead on Oct 26, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

COMPLETELY AGREE!

As an MMA fan, I was more interested observing Cain than the fight result. I knew Cain could pull out a decision if he wanted to just by taking Rothwell down and throwing rabbit punches.

Cain hasn’t been tested in two aspects. First, his chin hasn’t really been tested against top strikers with good takedown defense like Dos Santos. Second, his ability to finish fights hasn’t been tested. In fact there is a question mark next to his ability to finish after seeing Kongo fight and this fight.

Stevie Mazaggati does it again. Rothwell was getting up before the fight was stopped. Give him the punchers chance so that we could see the true potential of Cain.

This win doesn’t give Cain a shot against Fedor. At this point, Cain is just another Sergei Kharitonov, a young gun who destroys cans. e

Dos Santos vs Cain should be an awesome fight for both of these guys.

Cain should fight Dos Santos. I am sure Dos Santos will beat Gabe “the weak mental game” Gonzaga. That guy breaks down mentally in every fight against decent opponents.

by Fedor on Oct 26, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will still take BROCK.

by iagoof22 on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think before Cain tries to call out Brock he needs first fight someone with a ground game. So far his only 2 real test (Kongo and Rothwell) have had no ground game. What is going to happen when he fights somebody with takedown defense and a good ground game? He will not take down Brock at will. Brock is and was just as dominant (if not more dominant) as a Div I wrestler as Cain and will out wieght by more then 40 pounds when the fight starts. His next challenge should be Gonzaga or Heath Herring. I thik Gonzaga would be a true test to see where he actually stands. Heath also would bring a world of experience and a great ground game that would test where Cain truly stands.

by Da Monkey on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

quit hating give him some props

by obedh on Oct 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was a good win, but I also think Brock crushes him if they fight.

by naturalshadow on Oct 25, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Completely agree with the monkey.

Not hating, just truth. Thing is they want to find contenders for brock so that they can sell 1 million+ PPV’s. He will fight for the title next i think.

by Nick J on Oct 26, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

heath has no ground game but that gonzaga fight would be perfect

by white pride on Oct 26, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great performance from Cain, strange stoppage or not (the timing more than anything, as Ben was getting up, no complaints over the damage sustained though) he proved a lot of the critics wrong with this performance. Cain is a beast and his wrestling will give any HW fits, even monstrous wrestlers like Brock and Shane. He is one fight away from a title shot in my opinion and if he could take advantage of his Mexican heritage to promote himself better then he’d be the one fighting at 106 not Carwin.

by David W-S on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He will fight Frank Mir when the UFC heads to Mexico in April

by john G on Oct 26, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mr. Mexico should move to mexico if he loves it so much. Thats all he talks about …MEXICO-MEXICAN-MEXICO-MEXICO ..he’s like a broked record. Think he’ll ever leave the u.s? ..yeah, i dont think so either. Brown pride racist crap. Tool.

by MMArt on Oct 25, 2009 9:50 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

MMArt, He said “Mexico” one time and he only talked about the necklace because the “little mermaid” asked him about it.

by Loco on Oct 25, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MMArt is the only one being racist here.
Damn hillbilly.

by Natas on Oct 25, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cain: “…this necklace is a couple thosand years old…”

That cheap pawn-shop piece of plastic junk, ain’t more than years old at best.

Cain, along with being a racist, is either a fool to believe this garbage told to him, or he is a liar for stating this nonsense.

by salmonbum on Oct 25, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

heritage …used often and means nothing if my parents came from italy, I’m Italian, no heritage crap, you dont see me wearing a roman centuroin badge…

by kelpheadtwo on Oct 25, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WEll I live in Tampa, Florida where The Largest Rebel Flag flies over I-75 and it is ok apparently ( I do not agree with it but it is private property). South Carolina flies it over there capital. I don’t anyone crying about that. How about the largest skin head rally in In the US that takes place in Indiana. Hate on that. MOre people were killed under that symbol then anything else in the US (excpet the Indians). I really don’t think there is anything wrong with being proud of who you are. How many American’s have American flags on them? Most of my Irish fans have Shamrocks on them. I realize race and heritage are different but you could be proud of both-without being a racist. People need to stop reading into every little form of self expression. This is what is killing America, everyone worries about being “PC”, the ACLU sues over every little thing, and people are offended by anything and everything that does not fit into their lifestyle or set of morals. It is not like he is sporting “Kill Whitey” on his neck. He is proud of his latino heritage. I gurantee going to school in a Div. I wrestling program more than half of his friends and teammates were white.

by Da Monkey on Oct 25, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wasn’t it obvious that Ben was way out of his league?

Anyone in the top 10 in heavyweights would demolish that guy.

He has no take down defense or ability on the ground. Not to take away from Cains ability but Ben looked confused.

by DubNub on Oct 25, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Brown Pride means he is proud to be brown. That’s it. He is just showing respect to his parents and grand-parents. No other race is involved. The necklace thing is a whole other story. I can’t believe he said that with a straight face. Oh well, Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. If he thinks he is ready for Lesnar he is in for a rude awakening.

by Loco on Oct 25, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cain vs Gonzaga would be a good fight.

by Loco on Oct 25, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

????? Cain would kill him, dont waste your time, Cain deserves a title shot next!!

by the spyder on Oct 25, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beating Rothwell on an early stoppage doesn’t mean you can beat Lesnar. It looked like Cain was just going to keep beating up Rothwell, but you never know. Kos was beating up Thiago just fine until that uppercut.

by Loco on Oct 25, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brown Pride means he is proud to be brown. That’s it. It has nothing to do with any other race.

by Loco on Oct 25, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. I’m white, and completely understand why it’s cool to put Brown Pride on your chest, and not cool to put White Pride on mine. One group has power in America, and the other doesn’t. Brown Pride sends a message of encouragement to a group often without opportunity. White Pride would, intentionally or otherwise, send a message of domination and oppression.

by pancakehead on Oct 26, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

white pride… hey im just proud to be white, thats it!!! i cant wait to fight for all my white fans. it will be good to fight in front of a large white audience. im proud of my dad because he’s white.

by white pride on Oct 26, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cain definitlty desrves the winner of Brck/Carwin. Man I am so sick of this BS. Most of you said Cain is overrated and would lose this fight, now Rothwell isnt good enough and Cain didnt prove anything by beating him last night. What a joke!!!!!

by the spyder on Oct 25, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m with you spyder, enough of this shit already. Cain is a fvcking monster and he shows it every time he fights. You could make an argument that he needs one more fight before Lesnar, but who in the hell is there that is actually going to give him a fight? Other than Lesnar, i can’t think of another HW in the UFC that can deal with Cain. Where are all the idiots are that were claming before this fight that Cain is totally overrated?? All i heard about was the “new and improved” Rothwell, and Cain demolished him. Fvck Mazzaghatti while we’re at it. He saved Rothwell from taking a monumental beating, but he also robbed Cain of putting a serious exclamation point on that fight. All the Cain haters out there are screwed, because this guy isn’t going away anytime soon.

by kg on Oct 25, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel that Velasquez has earned a title shot. And what’s up with all of you Velasquez bashers? He’s still green as hell, but continues to improve with every fight. Give the guy some time for God’s sake. Anyone who fights Kongo is gonna get nailed a few times. Velasquez still crushed him. Ya’ll need to start giving this dude some props. And get over the “Brown Pride” thing. The guy’s entitled to be proud of his heritage. MMArt, and salmonbum, ya’ll are the racist. Get over yourselves. Everyone should be proud of their roots. Go to sherdog you bigots.

by Josh H. on Oct 25, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i thought that cain was impressive in wrestling but he sure has to work on his KO power..i was surprised to see him chuck ben around..a wee bit of an early stoppage even though he was clearly dominating the sh*t outta ben..

by sarah on Oct 25, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For those of you saying Cain should fight someone else before he fights for the title…. He will really never be ready to fight either Lesnar or Carwin or NOG for that matter. He has no stand-up and depends upon being better on the ground than his opponent. NOG would sub him from the bottom, and I dont think he would be able to take Lesnar or Carwin down at will. He needs to be able to take them down at will because his GnP seems to take a while. Plus I think all three of these guys would KO him on the feet.

That said he has earned a title shot, at least as much as Carwin did. It is his turn and he should get the winner of 105

by ASR on Oct 25, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

My bad 106 was just posting something about Couture a minute ago

by ASR on Oct 25, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re high……Cain would destroy NOG. I don’t give a shit what anyone says, there’s no way NOG will keep up with this kid’s pace. If people are going to insist that Cain still needs another fight….fine, give him NOG so we could kill two birds with one stone. Not only will it further prove the Cain is deserving of a title shot, but it will also put to rest the ridiculous idea that NOG has the ability to be the champ again. I’m not buying the NOG resurgence because he beat an over the hill couture…..CAIN will permanently retire NOG….

by kg on Oct 25, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NOG would let him get on top and probably proceed to triangle him into unconciousness or tear his arm off. I stated he has earned his title shot and I think he will get it, but he is definitely not ready to fight NOG or Lesnar.

by ASR on Oct 25, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously a difference of opinion, and no point in arguing further if they aren’t signed up to fight each other……let’s hope this fight gets scheduled, and let the debate begin!!

by kg on Oct 26, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ASR, did you just say that Cain deserves a title shot, but can’t beat the champ? That is stupid. Why give someone a title shot that they have no chance of winning?? Nog would school this chump. Nog/Cain should be set up immediately and the winner gets a title shot against Brock/Shane.

by jay on Oct 26, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry ASR, misread your posts. I agree that he would be killed against the higher echelon in the UFC.

by jay on Oct 26, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea be proud of your roots lets all get white power tatts cain will know the meaning of that when carwin and lesnar lay him the fk out muchoz gracias nachoz jenifer lopez iy iy iy pappy i dont know about brown pride but he will have brown stains in his pants when he finds out he carnt take lesnar down.

by white power am proud are you ? on Oct 25, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

rofl lol lmfao haaaaaaa haaaaaaaa that is tooo fn funny

by white pride on Oct 26, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blinded by the fact that the judges indeed robbed Shogun I think we are all missing the other big story to come out of 104.

Ben Rothwell is sponsored by Extenze!!! Isn’t that the herbal supliment that makes your junk grow like 14 inches in 36 hours????

I don’t know about anyone else but I personally think that is the best sponsor in the history of hand to hand combat…… and possibly even sword fighting.

by Hal on Oct 25, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It was a stop a bit early but even though Ben was standing he wasn’t defending himself. Cain needs one or two more fights before a title shot, he needs to work on his power, he needs to KO people. Regarding the “Brown Pride” thing its not racist, “White Power” is racist because the history behind it, if you still think its racist it like nobody can say N***** (the N word) without being racist except for black people.

by Rebel664 on Oct 25, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

brown pride is just as racist as " white pride and black or white power. they all mean the same thing(my people are better than yours). la raza “the race” is also racist. there are alot of mexican americans who hate white people for stomping their ansestors’ asses in the mexican american war and the texas war of independence. hang out with the “brown pride” crowd and you will inevitably hear them talk about the reconquista. cain probably is a little racist. for what i have no idea. he has led a charmed life among the gringos.

by Conan the Barbarian on Oct 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you guys think of Cain vs Dos Santos?

by sighman on Oct 25, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good matchup

by DumbDum on Oct 25, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

white pride brock will kill brown pride cain

by jay/boy on Oct 25, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Man, Cain is still too hyped. I’m sorry. He did do very well, yes. Against a guy who was Brock sized, yes. But Ben was no Brock, no Shane, nobody.

It was the perfect gameplan for Ben. Same for Cheick. But his, weak punches, & unable to finish style, will inevitably get him ko’d by Brock/Shane, or even Gabe.

What u Cain hardcores are missing, is that this doesn’t prove he can overcome or compete with the top 5 HW’s. If Ben could keep getting up, you can guarantee the rest will. Also’ he doesn’t capitalize on submission opportunities that were all over last night.

by Daniel worby on Oct 25, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think this is one of the only times I have agreed with you Daniel. Good post. I agree with every word.

by jay on Oct 26, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cain has awesome wrestling but so so KO power. BUT, i havent seen lesnar really KO someone though. He has pounded his opponents with countless of shots thats why the got KO’d. Carwin on the other hand, dropped Gonzaga w/ 1 shot. But out of the 3, I think Cain has the best wrestling, I just dont think he’s big enough and with no KO power, thats a danger zone if he fights either 2.

Now, cant w8 for Fedor vs rogers!

by big_evil on Oct 25, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When Cain hits someone 50 times(unanswered) and the guy gets up with nothing wrong with him at all, you have a problem. Brock hit Mir in the face 10 times and it looked like he was hit by a truck face first. You must not remember the time Brock punched HH and sent him backflipping across the cage to think he has no power, breaking a guys orbital bone with one punch is serious power. Cain has the worst wrestling between him, Shane and Brock. He isn’t in their league and probably never will be.

by jay on Oct 26, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lesner and Carwin will dominate anybody if they have 30+ lbs on their opponents. Lesners shot cannot be stuffed. NOG has a punchers(submission)chance. Randy fighting NOG was a joke. What was he thinking with the stand up? NOG had not been KO’d to this point and Randy doesn’t have heavy hands. Oh well, I love Randy but he needs to call it a day. I think Vera will clean him up and then we have 3 more fight left on his contract.

by Ed on Oct 25, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I swear to god that’s the necklace Greg Brady was wearing when he wiped out on that wave in Hawaii. If he wants to win his next fight, he better ditch that necklace fast – everyone knows the TIKI IS TABOO.

by JiminezJKR on Oct 25, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice win good tools shown by Cain. Though im not a fan he was impressive. However his power still looks weak funny as the fight was stopped Rothwell was getting back up after eating what Cain had

by zack on Oct 26, 2009 2:13 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And didn’t have a mark on him.

by jay on Oct 26, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

first off if All you think of is mexico move there and take that ridicoulos necklace with you, you claim to be a mexican fighter but you live in america and your base is american wrestling, the only thing mexican about you is your daddy

by steve on Oct 26, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rothwell was horrible and knew coming into the fight how NOT to fight Cain thanks to Kongo. Yet, he basically employed the same lameness of not being able to defend a takedown at all and got mauled by a smaller fighter. While Cain looked good, his competition was sub-par so how does this PROPEL him into any better standing in the division than what is was before the fight?

Please give Cain somebody like Dos Santos, Gonzaga, Nog or Randy before we annoint him #1 contender….

by sudnvictory on Oct 26, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

by OJR on Oct 26, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i did it for all my white fans….just sayin

by white pride on Oct 26, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cain would beat Brock the same way he did Congo, when it comes to punches, didn’t it take like 300 punches from Brock to have the referee stop the fight with Mir?, Brock did not finish the fight, he did not finish Heath either, can you explain?, this big guys, specially if they are young and strong, can take lots of punishment, Cain definately would make Brock work for the win.

by RRRRR on Oct 27, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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