Velasquez ready for contention

The last time Cain Velasquez fought, back at UFC 99 in Germany this past June, it was under somewhat extraordinary circumstances. For starters, he was fighting nine time zones away from his California home. That wouldn’t have been so bad if he hadn’t just welcomed his baby daughter, Coral Love, into the world only a few weeks before that bout. Transatlantic flights and newborn babies made for a very tired heavyweight when he stepped in against Cheick Kongo—who originally was supposed to be Heath Herring—in Cologne that night . . . . Click here for more by Chuck Mindenhall, UFC

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