Cain Velasquez Says Brock Lesnar’s USADA Violation ‘ Didn’t Surprise Me’
Once upon a time in the UFC Brock Lesnar reigned as the promotion’s heavyweight champion of the world after having defeated Randy Couture in only his fourth ever mixed martial arts (MMA) fight, in their main event clash at UFC 91 via second round TKO back in November of 2008.
Lesnar would successfully defend the heavyweight crown twice more before being dethroned by perennial contender Cain Velasquez in their title meeting at UFC 121 in 2010, where the Mexican phenom demolished the former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star in the first round.
Fast forward six years later and Velasquez is arguably one of the greatest heavyweights to have ever strapped on a pair of 4 oz. gloves, while Lesnar is coming off of his first MMA bout in almost five years.
Following a vicious TKO loss to highly-decorated striker Alistair Overeem in 2011 ‘The Beast’ announced his retirement from MMA competition. Lesnar couldn’t escape the Octagon bug, however, and wound up back in the cage taking on Mark Hunt in the co-main event of UFC 200 just over four years later.
Lesnar would go on to defeat Hunt via unanimous decision in the heavyweight contest, but it wouldn’t come without controversy as an out-of-competition United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) test flagged Lesnar for a potential violation shortly after the event.
When recently speaking to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, courtesy of MMA Fighting, Velasquez revealed that just by Lesnar’s sheer freakish size he wasn’t surprised by the former NCAA Division I wrestler’s USADA flagging:
“I would say from looking at his body that it didn’t surprise me, you know?” Velasquez said. “He’s just a big, massive guy and you don’t see other fighters like that.”
“That he came out positive, it kind of sucks because I just want my competitors, the guys who I fight against, I want them to be on the same level that I am, you know?” said Velasquez.
“Just some of the people out there that are cheating, it’s good that we’re catching them, USADA is doing a great job of catching them, and hopefully discourages others from doing them so this sport can be a clean sport.”
Lesnar is currently awaiting a hearing date from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), after testing positive for the anti-estrogenic agent Hydroxy-clomiphene. Do you believe we’ll ever see the former heavyweight champ back in the Octagon again?
