
Antonio Silva (blue trunks) is no stranger to scoring dark horse victories which he can do again if he can manage to touch Cain Velasquez’s chin. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)
For the UFC 160 main event this weekend, MMA fans will get to see Cain Velasquez (11-1) defend his belt against the man he had to beat in order to get his second title shot, although this time when he meets “Bigfoot” Antonio Silva (18-4) the UFC Heavyweight Championship will be on the line. The first time they faced each other Velazquez was able to cut “Bigfoot” early in round one and cruise to an easy TKO victory. Some believe that Velazquez cutting Silva is what won him the fight, however, even before the elbow from Cain, Silva was unable to mount any significant offense or defense to slow or stop Velasquez. Surely for their rematch Silva will have evaluated where he went wrong the first time around and find a way to slow the attack of Cain Velasquez – or won’t he? Continue reading »




