Cain Velasquez

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cain Velasquez
Occupation	Mma Fighter
Date Of Birth	Jul 28, 1982(1982-07-28)
Age	42
Birthplace	Salinas
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Cain Velasquez Biography

Cain Velasquez is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on July 28, 1982 in Salinas, California, United States. UFC Heavyweight Champion, twice-crowned. He rose to the top of the heavyweight division.

On October 23, 2010, he defeated He defeated Brock Lesnar by TKO on October 23, 2010 to win the UFC Heavyweight title for the first time. via TKO to win the UFC Heavyweight title.

After high school, he attended Iowa Central Community College, wrestling for one season (2001–02) and winning the NJCAA National Championship in the heavyweight (285 lb limit) division. Afterwards, Velasquez transferred to Arizona State University. He wrestled for the Sun Devils for three seasons and compiled a record of 86–17, placing 5th in the country in 2005, and 4th in

2006. While at ASU, Velasquez also wrestled alongside future UFC fighters Ryan Bader and C.B. Dollaway. He graduated from ASU in 2006, earning a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Velasquez made his MMA debut on October 7, 2006, against Jesse Fujarczyk at Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello, he won by TKO in the first round. Velasquez faced then undefeated Jeremiah Constant at BodogFight: St. Petersburg, he won via TKO in the first round at the 4 minute mark.

He married Michelle Valasquez in May 2011.

Cain Velasquez Net Worth

Cain Velasquez is one of the richest Mma Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cain Velasquez 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before transferring to Arizona State University, he was an NJCAA National Champion at Iowa Central Community College.

In September 2012, he won the UFC Heavyweight title by winning unanimously over He won back the UFC Heavyweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Junior dos Santos in September, 2012..

Caín Ramirez Velasquez (born July 28, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist. He is widely known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competed in the heavyweight division and became a two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. In 2019, Velasquez retired from mixed martial arts. That same year, Velasquez embarked on a professional wrestling career, firstly working for the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion AAA before moving to the American WWE promotion. In April 2020, he was released from his WWE contract due to budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artists of all time, he is considered by some to be the most complete MMA fighter of all time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Cain Velasquez Dating?

According to our records, Cain Velasquez married to Michelle Velasquez. As of December 1, 2023, Cain Velasquez’s is not dating anyone.

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A rematch was expected with Junior dos Santos on September 22, 2012, at UFC

152. However, the date for the rematch had been set to December 29 was later set for UFC 155. In the rematch, Velasquez defeated Dos Santos in a dominating performance via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–43, and 50–44) to regain the UFC heavyweight title. Velasquez became the first fighter in UFC history to post triple digits in significant strikes landed and double digits in takedowns landed in a single fight, landing 111 significant strikes and eleven takedowns in his second fight against Dos Santos.

Facts & Trivia

Cain Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cain Velasquez celebrates birthday on July 28 of every year.

Velasquez has also been praised consistently for his cardiovascular training; he has tremendous endurance that allows him to continue to fight aggressively after his opponents have become exhausted, earning him the nickname “Cardio Cain”. Velasquez’s strong cardio also allows him to throw more strikes. As of July 2013, he was ranked Number 1 for the most strikes landed per minute in the UFC.

Who is stronger Cain Velasquez or Brock Lesnar?

The bottom line is that very few fighters have made it out of the first round against him, including Minotauro Noguiera. Lesnar is clearly the bigger, stronger, better athlete ; Velasquez is clearly better trained with a more well rounded game.

What does Cain Velasquez do now?

What is Cain Velasquez doing now? Velasquez reportedly coaches and trains at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, CA.

Is Brock Lesnar scared of Cain Velasquez?

Cain Velasquez, the man WWE champion Brock Lesnar is afraid to fight.

Did Cain Velasquez ever lose?

As the first fight of his new, four-fight contract, Velasquez headlined UFC’s inaugural event on ESPN, UFC on ESPN 1 against Francis Ngannou on February 17,

2019. He lost the fight via knockout less than thirty seconds into round one.

Who scared Brock Lesnar's face?

Bobby Lashley believes he genuinely scared Brock Lesnar on the latest episode of WWE RAW. The two men went face-to-face on this week’s RAW to promote their WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble on January 29.