UFC 150 Post-Fight Interviews: Cain Velasquez will fight JDS next
Posted on August 12, 2012, 01:41 PM by Mike DrahotaIn a series of UFC 150 post-fight interviews, UFC President Dana White speaks to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com and avoids addressing who he thought won the Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar rematch. He thought Henderson won both decisions, so there was no reason to keep discussing it. White hoped to have Henderson fight Nate Diaz before the year was up. He stated that he was on good terms with Mayhem Miller. White also dispelled a ton of Heavyweight hype by stating Cain Velasquez will no doubt be the next challenger to Junior dos Santos's title, not Alistair Overeem. The issue of Anderson Silva vs. GSP was brought up, but nothing was clarified.
Donald Cerrone spoke of his astounding win over Melvin Guillard, describing the past relationship they had at Jackson's MMA. He described weathering Guillard's initial storm and called out fellow Lightweight Anthony Pettis. That fight should be a blockbuster match of two talented, dynamic strikers. All of the sudden, the Lightweight division has been opened wide with Ben Henderson's controversial title defense.
Yushin Okami talked about his win over Buddy Roberts at UFC 150, a fight where he looked very effective with his wrestling and ground strikes. Okami, a former challenger to Anderson Silva's Middleweight title, spoke of his desire to fight the top-ranked Middleweights once again. With the victory, Okami returned to his winning ways for the first time since 2010.
Max Holloway spoke of his devastating knockout over former TUF contender Justin Lawrence, thinking that he finally got a finish in the UFC. Holloway is a young contender at 145 lbs. who seems wise beyond his years, giving Dustin Poirier much credit for previously defeating him and also respecting his opponent Lawrence's kickboxing skills. For the young Hawaiian fighter, a bright future could be ahead soon.
Further Reading: UFC 150 Recap - Benson Henderson retains his title in Denver, Colorado
Comments
Wow... I'm super pissed right now. I was pumped to see Overeem Fight JDS... I don't want see to see glass jaw Cain fight JDS again. And if any of you claim he does not have a glass jaw, look at his previous fights every time he was hit, especially the Congo fight. Way to go Dana. Overeem will be the only one that can beat JDS.
losing to the no 1 ranked heavyweight with possibly the best hands in the division doesnt mean you have a glass jaw its not like cain was hurt from one of jake shields punches.
plus you know that overeem has been ko'd 6 times right?
cain and overeem are both awesome fighters and if cains chin is as bad as you say then you got nothing to worry about because overeem will be the next contender anyway
I got pissed after reading your comment!
Glass jaw? you're a retard! Cain got clipped in the ear and lost his balance off a lucky shot. Overeem is a juiced up sideshow clown. Get a clue you moron.
Its just a matter of timing UFC want JDS to fight on the 29 of dec, and Reem cant reapply for his lisence till the 27 dec its to big of a risk to promote this fight and then have Reem end up not getting lisenced last minute
the fact that you said juiced up sideshow clown, just shows that you don't have a clue, don't post if you know nothing thanks.
jake shields is a MW huh?
Some of those six KOs were very technical.
Yeah except we have to wait 3-5 months more after this fight, therefore that is like a year from now, pretty lame. And really hurt from one of jake shields punches? LOL... really. If jake shields knocks anyone out, its because they have a little kid jaw. Like I said look at the Congo fight. Anyways still mad I gotta wait for this lame fight to get out of the way, and I hope JDS does quick work of Cain again, then that will shut the above post up real quick.
I thought quite the opposite after watching the kongo fight. For Cain to take some of those shots he took and keep going shows me he has quite a strong chin.
cain > overeem. right call dana.
I dont see the problem guys... I rather watch a rematch with JDS & Cain, than waiting a whole year for a fight that will eventually happen anyway down the road.
why don't you try to get in the cage with Cain and see who is glass jaw.LOL