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Cain Velasquez vs JDS 3
Cain Velasquez vs JDS 3

#1 Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos

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Cain Velasquez had all the momentum in the world when he finished Brock Lesnar to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship. His first defense would be against the Brazillian sensation Junior Dos Santos in the main event of the first-ever UFC on FOX.

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Velasquez was undefeated at this point, and the Brazillian shocked him when he knocked him out in just over a minute of round 1, capturing the Heavyweight title. After a successful defense against Frank Mir, the stage was set for a rematch at UFC 155.

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This time, the fight would go the distance, with Cain dominating and picking up the unanimous decision victory, subsequently avenging his only career loss, and regaining the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

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Velasquez would have a comfortable first-round knockout of Antonio "Big Foot" Silva in his first title defense before the final showdown with JDS.

The trilogy concluded with a 5-round war, but this time, it didn't go the distance. Velasquez finished JDS via TKO to win the historic trilogy.

Final result: Velasquez 2-1 JDS


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