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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"It's definitely nice to prepare for someone new, but that doesn't matter to me. Whoever earns a shot, earns the shot and that is who I'm going to fight. I don't care if I have to fight the same guy over and over again, as long as he earned the shot to fight me, then I'm fine with it... I'm definitely excited for this one. I've known it was going to happen for a while, and now we are getting closer. The support of the fans here has been great. We did the The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America show, and to finally have the fight here... everything is coming together. This is just the next step for me. I want to keep doing this. I am going to keep winning and staying in this position. For me, the majority of the focus is on fighting here in Mexico City and fighting against Fabricio. He is a tough opponent. He's a guy who already has so much experience, but he's always getting better. He has great jiu-jitsu and good hands as well. It's going to be a good fight."
-UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez talks to Duane Finley at BleacherReport.com about his UFC 180 bout with Fabricio Werdum in Mexico City.
Penick's Analysis: This is a big fight for Velasquez, especially after a year out of the cage. Werdum has been improving at a rapid rate, and he's a talented and deserving challenger. That the fight is also happening as the historic first UFC event in Mexico adds to things for the Champ, and so there's a lot on his plate into November. How he handles all of that after 13 months off is going to show a lot about him as Champion, and hopefully after that fight the division won't be without a title bout for another year.
[Cain Velasquez art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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