UFC 138: Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos in the works for San Jose on Nov. 19
by Thomas Myers on Jun 16, 2011 8:26 PM EDT
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Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will put his title on the line for the first time ever when he takes on number one contender Junior dos Santos at UFC 138, which is tentatively scheduled for the HP Pavillion in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 19, 2011.
Los Angeles Times today confirmed the date and location for the showdown with UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta.
Velasquez has not competed since beating Brock Lesnar to a pulp at UFC 121 in Oct. 2010 to win the belt. He has been on the mend ever since, recovering from a serious shoulder injury, which required even more serious surgery to repair.
With such a long layoff, as well as a fighting such a formidable opponent immediately upon his return, oddsmakers pegged "Brown Pride" as an early underdog.
Perhaps that will change now that it has been revealed that the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) standout will have home field advantage on fight night.
Dos Santos, meanwhile, has been cracking skulls (literally) and taking names since his Octagon debut back in 2008. He has rattled off seven consecutive wins since that time, finishing five of those fine folks before the final bell.
"Cigano" most recently blasted past Shane Carwin via unanimous decision at UFC 131 to punch his title ticket. He emphatically put his stamp on his status as the second best heavyweight in the division with yet another convincing win over the best the division has to offer.
UFC 138 is unofficial at this time. However, stay glued to MMAmania.com for more updates and rumors related to the fight card.
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fuck!!
this was supposed to be in houston, dana better not give texas another shitty card, if he does fuck u dana!!
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo……………i was already making plans for the Houstion trip, this blows!!!!! now i bet that fucking card is going to have Maynard vs Edgar 3…..when i happend to be in egas on new years, that was the match up…..then i went again for memorail day and this was supposed to be the main event…….then im making plans on making theexpo trip for houston and i bet this wil lbe the main event…..i cant escape the mlol., but seriously this bloes for me personally cuz i was hoping cain bs jds would headline houston.
Bring back the Chute Boxe of old!!!
Same here. this sucks. They'll prolly give us one Aldo or Edgar defending their titles
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
That card better have one of thoses 2 belts on the line
134-MW belt
135-LHW belt
136-???
137-WW belt
138-HW belt
Sig For Sale
by ItalianStallion54 on Jun 16, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Although Carwin's dreams have been crushed. It makes no difference. Velasquez is gonna destroy JDS.
-"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."
doubt it
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by PHISH NATION on Jun 16, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Uhhh! Wrong
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his"
..."Son...you gotta panty on your head"...
I don't think he'll DESTROY JDS, but I do think
that he’ll beat him via decision. It’s gonna be a good fight though.
Nick Diaz has as much of a chance at beating GSP as George W. Bush becoming re-elected...
by i_am_awesome_o on Jun 17, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell yeah thank u dana
Shit is going to be sick 137 in vegas and 138 in san jose fuck yeah
by 209stk on Jun 16, 2011 8:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
NOOOOO THEY SAID HOUSTON!!
I know they said Houston….this is some BS!!!
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
omg hell yes!! I was gonna go to UFC 137 in Vegas to watch my boy Diaz but since Brown Pride will be in my backyard I’m definitely gonna go watch this
THANK YOU DANA and UFC!!
by 49erEmpire on Jun 16, 2011 10:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
AT first they said this was going to be UFC 139
Why the change ? did they get confrimation on this date?
2 classiest guys in the biz. Cain vs JDS is the new decade's Fedor-CroCop
If Clay Guida’s ass was a Chinese resturant, I’ll have the poo poo platter!!
I love me some Guida!
I've always understood weigh ins are free to the public
I plan on going tomorrow for the weigh ins for Strikeforce…I wanna be prepared to pay if i have to…are they free or do they charge?
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
free
Mark Hunt's Special Move: Oceanic Heritage! Years ago someone told Polynesian DNA that everyone was surrounded by sea monsters and it believed them. It made humans that were immune to head injuries, fast enough to run on the highway, and big enough to use the carpool lane. Putting two of them in the same ring is like telling your local tectonic plates to fuck themselves.
by Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre on Jun 16, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome. Thanks for the help, buddy
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
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