Rappy Veteran Posted December 30, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 30, 2010 The UFC's Toronto card took a hit Thursday with news that heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is injured and will be out six to eight months. UFC president Dana White confirmed the injury and that the newly crowned title-holder had been set to fight Brazilian Junior Dos Santos in Toronto's Rogers Centre at UFC 129 on April 30. Velasquez coach Javier Mendez told www.mmajunkie.com that his fighter suffered a torn rotator cuff in dethroning Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October. The injury to Velasquez may increase the chances of a Toronto main event between welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields. UFC 129, the UFC's debut in Toronto, is expected to set a North American attendance record for mixed martial arts. http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=347364 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/964626-ufc-champ-velasquez-out-for-6-8-months/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I wanted to see Velasquez vs. Dos Santos. I wonder how concerned UFC is about having enough top tier fighters. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/964626-ufc-champ-velasquez-out-for-6-8-months/#findComment-593541152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriz Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Lucky for Dos Santos, its just delaying the inevitable.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/964626-ufc-champ-velasquez-out-for-6-8-months/#findComment-593541216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. S. Veteran Posted January 1, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 1, 2011 JDS will probably fight Carwin in the meanwhile. I don't think he will stand around doing nothing like Rashad Evans waiting for Cain to be recover. The HW picture in the UFC is pretty complicated. Lots of rumors that TUF 13 is Mir vs Lesnar so those two are out. Schaub is fighting Cro-Cop (huh? really?) and we just don't know about Struve. UFC needs to recruit some more HW guys for the division to liven up. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/964626-ufc-champ-velasquez-out-for-6-8-months/#findComment-593545920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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