5 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Cain Velasquez

#1 Velasquez took up Wrestling Due to Financial Issues

From Rags to Riches

Velasquez’s family hails from Mexico. His father, Efrain was aware of the dearth of opportunities in Mexico and he, being motivated by the American Dream, made six trips to the United States as an illegal immigrant.

He was deported six times.

Yet, he did not give up hope and in his seventh attempt, he met his future wife Isabel, who was an American citizen. They got married and so Efrain could live in America.

However they struggled to make their ends meet. And they had three children, Cain being the youngest. Efrain dreamt of seeing his son become a successful boxer, but with his small pay, he could not afford for his boxing training.

So Cain had to settle for wrestling in high school. And the rest, they say, is history.