UFC on FOX Recap: Dos Santos leaves Anaheim as the new UFC Heavyweight Champion
Posted on November 13, 2011, 12:41 AM by Trent ReinsmithIt was a good thing that the UFC and FOX had a solid plan in place for their initial television broadcast because the main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos lasted a mere 64 seconds.
Not many people thought that the fight between Velasquez and dos Santos would go the five round distance, including it seems, the UFC since they started the fight well after 9:30 p.m. ET, meaning a five-round fight would have ended after the 10:00 scheduled end time. With that being, said most people probably thought the fight would last more than 1:04.
Velasquez looked to use kicks to the lead leg of dos Santos early on, but the fight did not progress long enough for them to have any effect on the challenger. The beginning of the end came when dos Santos tagged Velasquez behind the ear with a big right hand. He then followed the champion to the ground and ended it with 11 additional strikes. The new champion will face the winner of the Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem bout scheduled for December 30 in Las Vegas.
Questions after seeing Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos:
-Why didn’t Velasquez take the fight to the ground? Velasquez is clearly the superior wrestler of the two, had he taken the fight to the mat he could have negated the striking advantage of dos Santos.
-Will there ever be a dominant UFC Heavyweight champion?
-What’s next for Cain Velasquez? Cheick Kongo has asked for a rematch with Velasquez, so, that’s an option or perhaps the loser of the Brock Lesnar or Alistair Overeem fight.
Notes and more questions following UFC on FOX 1:
-Did we see the real Alex Caceres on Saturday night? In his first two UFC bouts Caceres didn’t get past the second round, on Saturday night he dominated Cole Escovedo in every aspect of the fight, which one is the real Alex Caceres?
-What’s next for Dustin Poirier? Since upsetting Josh Grispi at UFC 125, Poirier has won two more fights. The question now is, how far up the rankings will his next opponent be?
-Is Ben Henderson going to be the one to end Frankie Edgar’s title reign? Since losing the WEC title, Ben Henderson has looked better in each fight he has competed in. He left little question that he deserves the next shot at Edgar, but is he good enough to become the next UFC lightweight champion?
- What’s next for Clay Guida? Guida was on fight away from getting a chance at the UFC lightweight crown, but he came up short against Ben Henderson on Saturday night. There’s no doubt that the fans love to see Guida fight, but at what level will his next fight be contested?
LowKick.com UFC on FOX awards:
-Fight of the Night: It’s very likely that the UFC had the fight between Clay Guida and Ben Henderson pencilled in as winning Fight of the Night honors as soon as it was announced and the lightweight bout did not disappoint. If there were one complaint to be made about this fight it would be that it was only three rounds.
-Performance of the Night: Ben Henderson. Whatever Clay Guida did during the co-main event, Ben Henderson did just a little better. It was another impressive performance from the former WEC champion.
-Finish of the Night: One punch to put the champion down and another 11 to finish him, Junior dos Santos walks away with this one.
Further Reading: Full UFC on FOX Results
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Comments
Big ups to June but Cain looked defeated before he stepped in the octagon & whoever thinks that Manny P. has a chance against Money May, you are sadly mistaken.
no he didnt? cain looked good on the feet. mixed it well and landed. Until that redic overhand right of Dos Santos landed on his temple
It's ok though HATE. At least Pac Man isn't scared! Took a fight with the guy who gave him his toughest fights of his career. He had everything to lose and still took the fight.
i didnt really like the network format. first off, the music, the feel, everything seemed cheesy, and too much like watching sunday football, which i do not do. and mostly, i cannot believe they aired 1 fight. 3 is in order, or at least one more for crying out loud, i was wondering before, what if this fight ends in a few seconds or a min...and it did, then we have to listen to more talking. maybe it will help bring UFC more mainstream, giving it to people who have never seen it in a way they are used to, but personally i liked the look and feel of PPV broadcasts more, although free is better. suppose i wait for netflix now to see the other fights.
could of done without the sh++y football music playing over and over. How can people get pumped for the fights with that playing?
Let's be honest, the event was a disaster. Not because the fight was bad, but because of all the hype and because it took FOX over 40 minutes to introduce the the fight when the fight only lasted 64 seconds! Most people who got their first look at the UFC left unimpressed tonight. They should have showed bendo vs guida following the main event, what a poor gameplan by the UFC.
Not here in UK, for the FOX broadcast on SKY, we watched the Bendo vs Guida fight on tv before Cain vs JDS fight, whilst Jon Anik carried the programme throughout.
It was good lil intro mma for new fans as there was grappling and standup in the co-main and it was fast paced-ish. Was a good broadcast alltogether. Sounds like the american broadcast wasnt as good.
But you cant complain coz we have to always stay up till 2 or 3 in the morning to watch our ufc's live.
as soon as cain stepped into the octagon you could tell his head was all ****ed up and he was gonna get KTFO. terrible gameplan but i think he will be back better than ever.
its actually good that he lost because had he won then beat overeem he would have cleaned out the division
i noticed that too, his face, he did not look mentally prepared at all, maybe even scared.
UFC loses its network virginity to Fox and it's over in under 90 seconds. Just like real life!
Cain did try a takedown once and got shrugged off, lol.
30 sec mark Cain grabs JDS leg for a single-leg takedown... JDS shrugs it off, lol.
8 people did watch the full fight, haha.
i dont even know why Cain tried to stand with JDS that was a bad mistake man
did'nt
All i could think about at the end when i saw Cain's face was, i seriously feel bad for whoever face's him next, cause he is going to want revenge.
lol at the people who thought cain could stand with junior.
I thought he could standup with Cigano. I really underestimated that kid going into this fight. And Cain did look off before the fight.
Cain is a gentleman and a great champ. We love you Cain!!! War junior!!
It was sad to see Cain lose like that. It looked as though Jr. knocked him into and out of conciousness a couple of times on the mat before the stoppage. I hope to see him bounce back when he faces the loser of Overeem and Brock. I want Brock to beat The Reem, but I'd almost want to see him lose just so his rematch with Cain can happen that much sooner. Brock really wants another piece of that action with Cain.