American - Athlete | July 28, 1982 -
I will be the first to say when I know I can't fight due to injury, as my long-term health is my number one priority.
Cain Velasquez
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Let me be clear: MMA training is tough work, and every fighter has had to enter the Octagon with aches and pains as well as exhaustion. This is the game.
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I know what people expect of me - to have the fighting style of going forward and having a lot of action.
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My body size and everything was perfect for being a heavyweight wrestler rather than being a linebacker.
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Boxers box to get ready to fight; wrestlers wrestle. We have so much we have to do to get ready, but fighting is one of them.
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Personally, most of my injuries were ones that I sustained during fights in the UFC, not in practice.
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For me, it's all about training and fighting. I would rather do without the attention, but I know it comes with the territory.
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Dos Santos just has really good movement. He's really quick with his hands. He throws good combinations, and he has a lot of power. Combining all of that, it makes it really tough for somebody to fight with him.
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You don't want the fight to stop on a cut or something like that. You want to finish the fight. You always have the idea that you have the chance to stay in a fight, because one blow can end it all.
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I want everybody on Fox to see my fighting style, to really become a fan of the sport.
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There's nobody better than me, especially Junior Dos Santos.
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Coaches would have me in the gym do 1,000 kicks for a practice. I would do them until everyone was gone, until I had done all my kicks. People asked me why I would do it - that's stupid. But my coach told me to do something like that, and I knew it would benefit me, and I would do it.
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