Cain Velasquez is two weeks into training without restrictions, and he's happy to be moving at full speed.
Now, it's a matter of shaking off the rust.
"I think my recovery is coming a lot quicker than even I expected and any of my other coaches expected, so that's always a good thing," Velasquez told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
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The UFC heavyweight champ suffered a torn labrum – initially thought to be a badly torn rotator cuff – in his title-winning fight against Brock Lesnar this past October at UFC 121. Since, he's faced a slow road to recovery.
Junior Dos Santos (13-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC), the man Velasquez (9-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) tentatively was scheduled to fight at UFC 129 before the discovery of the injury, reestablished his No. 1 contender status with a win over Brock Lesnar's replacement, Shane Carwin, at UFC 131. The two are now expected to meet at UFC 139, likely in Velasquez's adopted hometown of San Jose, Calif. The city's HP Pavilion is expected to host the Nov. 19 event.
Read the full interview at Yahoo Sports
Saturday, July 30, 2011
UFC champ Cain Velasquez shaking off cage rust ahead of UFC 139
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