Now that Brock Lesnar has retained his UFC World Heavyweight Title, he gets to worry about his next matchup. The man he will be facing, Cain Velasquez, is not only undefeated (8-0, 7 K.O.s), but he has never even lost a round.
Velasquez, a two time All-American at Arizona State, defeated interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (while Lesnar battled diverticulitis) this past February at UFC 110. He has not fought since. Check out some of Velasquez' highlights here:
The son of undocumented immigrants from Mexico, Velasquez is wildly popular in the Mexican-American community, and the upcoming bout with Lesnar, a former WWE star and the current face of UFC, will surely receive huge amounts of buzz.
Previewing the Lesnar-Carwin match, Velasquez said that he had no preference between fighting Carwin or Lesnar and that he was not worried about his 25 pound weight disadvantage (240 vs. 265) that each of them have over him.
"I want to fight the best," Velasquez remarked.
Lesnar, of course, was also a two time All-American at University of Minnesota prior to his stints in the WWE and with the Minnesota Vikings. Both fighters also got their starts at the junior college level.
