Ufc describes him as one of the most feared, as well as most popular, mma fighters of recent times. Rapid fire 3 dustin ortiz vs wilson reis 29 02016 ufc on fox 18. Watch 8 free fights from junior dos santos and cain velasquez leading up to. This card marked the ufcs debut on the fox network. Phil davis was scrapped when forrest blew out his knee, and two other main card bouts. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in.
The undercard includes a battle between lightweights gilbert melendez and diego sanchez, and a collision between heavyweights shawn jordan and. They are tj grant vs gray maynard, glover teixiera vs james te huna, mark hunt vs junior dos santos, and cain velasquez vs big foot silva. Weve got everything you need to be ready for the ufc on fox debut when cain velasquez defends his heavyweight title against junior dos santos. Former heavyweight champion junior cigano dos santos official ufc fighter profile with news, biography, skill breakdown, mma fight record and career statistics, photos, video and. Saturday nights mixed martial arts mma fight between. He is the author of five essays and eight novels, including portuguese blockbusters codex 632, which sold 192 000 copies, the einstein enigma, 178 000 copies, the seventh seal, 190 000 copies, and the wrath of god, 176 000 copies. The most dos santos families were found in the uk in 1891. Fittingly for perhaps the most injurycursed year in ufc history, the final card of 2012 barely resembled what was initially planned outside of the main event, the rematch between junior dos santos and cain velasquez for the ufc heavyweight title, that is. Dos santos, ngannou, velasquez and the heavyweight dream. Spencer kyte takes a look back at five more memorable ufc heavyweight title fights. Jose dos santos, nationalist and politician who was active with the popular movement for the liberation of angola mpla in angolas fight for independence and later served as president of the country from 1979 to 2017.
Jun 11, 2015 go back in time to ufc 166 and relive the epic bout between cain velasquez and junior dos santos, who threw down in part iii of their trilogy. The 166th event in ufc history features a heavyweight title fight between cain valasquez and junior dos santos as the main event. Jose rodrigues dos santos has 35 books on goodreads with 67662 ratings. Dos santos vs velasquez ii 2 sam stout vs per eklund 30 01192008 ufc 80. In the countdown to ufc 146 we get to see how junior dos santos took the title from cain velasquez. A heavyweight trilogy fight between champion cain velasquez and junior dos santos will take place on oct. Plus, daniel cormier takes on roy big country nelson. The two have split their two previous encounters with dos. Nick diaz fight in march, but you could argue that there should be.
On saturday, its time the two settle the score when ufc 166 gets underway on payperview tv at 10 p. Who goes down in the history books as the alltime best. Get ufc fight results and career results information at fox sports. Junior dos santos almeida portuguese pronunciation.
Antonio silva, junior dos santos, cain velasquez, frank mir, anthony giordano. Cain velasquez destroys antonio silva via bloody firstround tko. We also get to see highlights of antonio silvas destruction of the legendary fedor emelianenko and roy nelson practising kung fu. Is cain the best heavyweight in mma history at ufc 166, the reigning heavyweight champ pushed. Velasquez took the fight to dos santos early and often in one of the most redemptive performances in mma history.
In the epic trilogy between heavyweight champion cain velasquez and former divisional king junior dos santos, velasquez tipped the series at ufc 166 to 21, winning 10 rounds over the course of 23. Rafael dos anjos advances in record book despite loss. Junior dos santos and cain velasquez ended their heavyweight trilogy with an epic fight. Oct 16, 20 on saturday, october 19, cain velasquez and junior dos santos will look to conclude their backandforth heavyweight title exchange with a trilogy fight for the history books. Dos santos won his title in november 2011 with a 64second knockout of velasquez in california. The work remained unpublished until angola achieved independence. The rivalry between velasquez and dos santos has taken life over the past two years, but given the outcome of the last two bouts, the competitive gap between the heavyweights looks to be a large. Manuel dos santos has 80 books on goodreads with 596 ratings. Ufc on fox 1 was one for the history books, as mixed martial arts premiere organization made its debut on network television with a heavyweight title clash between cain velasquez and junior dos. Velasquez and the history of the ufc heavyweight title 12282012 03. Watch highlights of cains win and the rest of ufc 166 in super slow motion via fox sports phantom cam. Henderson vs pettis 2 9 aleksandar rakic vs justin ledet 263 07222018 ufc fight night. Velasquez believes the winner will leave the loser in his past.
This is a rematch fight after dos santos took the ufc heavyweight title from cain velasquez last november. The dos santos family name was found in the usa, and the uk between 1891 and 1920. Junior dos santoss mma odds history best fight odds. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Loss, 91, junior dos santos, ko punches, ufc on fox.
He currently ranks 3rd on the official ufc heavyweight rankings. The heavyweight title will be on the line at ufc 166, in the rubber match of one of the most exciting trilogies in the history of the ufc as cain velasquez defends his belt against junior dos santos. Another dominant win over junior dos santos for cain velasquez has left fans with just one question. There are 4 spectacular fights out of 5 in this dvd. This was about 50% of all the recorded dos santoss in the usa. The main event was a ufc heavyweight championship bout between the current champion cain velasquez and top contender junior dos santos. Junior dos santos bout lasted just over a minute, but the network is credited for keeping the proceedings accessible. Once the dust has settled following their rubber match at ufc 166 in houston this saturday, cain velasquez and junior cigano dos santos will forever be linked. Dos santos, of course, won their first meeting just 64 seconds into the first round of their championship bout at ufc on fox 1 after a perfectly placed overhand right sent velasquez crashing to. Fabricio werdum, frank mir, cain velasquez, shane carwin, and stipe miocic.
Cain velasquez vs junior dos santos 3 full fight video ufc 166. Is cain the best heavyweight in mma history at ufc 166, the reigning heavyweight champ pushed his way into the record books by thrashing and stopping dos santos by tko in the fifth round. Compare the latest ufcmma fight odds and betting lines from the top online sportsbooks. Silva ii, or that there is around the upcoming gsp vs. Search the history of over 439 billion web pages on the internet. Velasquez ii betting odds ufc 155 will be headlined by the junior dos santos versus cain velasquez fight.
Oct 22, 20 another dominant win over junior dos santos for cain velasquez has left fans with just one question. In 1920 there was 1 dos santos family living in new jersey. Junior dos santos vs cain velasquez was awesome but it was the under card that stole the show. Both of those main events were historic, as matt serra had one of the greatest upsets in ufc history defeating georges st pierre at ufc 69 on.
Oct 20, 20 there have been 12 trilogies in ufc history. The heavyweight title will be on the line at ufc 166, in the rubber match of one of the most exciting trilogies in the history of the ufc as cain velasquez defends. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for junior dos santos on espn. Highlights of cain velasquez vs dos santos 1 youtube. Go back in time to ufc 166 and relive the epic bout between cain velasquez and junior dos santos, who threw down in part iii of their trilogy. Cain velasquez is a mexicanamerican mixed martial artist who is best known for winning the ultimate fighting championship twice by defeating brock lesnar and junior dos santos.
For the first 1 minute 40 seconds of round 1, its an even fight. But he lost a unanimous decision to velasquez in his second title defense months later at las vegas. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Junior dos santos is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws. He is known in the sports world for his career in the mixed martial arts organization ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he is a former ufc heavyweight champion, with victories over brock lesnar and junior dos santos. The two have split their two previous encounters with dos santos winning the first bout via first round knockout at ufc on fox. Cain velasquez, junior dos santos to meet for 3rd time. Velasquez met junior dos santos in the first ufc main event ever broadcast on fox.
He holds a record of 41 with his only loss in the ufc coming from cheick kongo. New jersey and 1 other state had the highest population of dos santos families. He is the author of seven essays and twenty novels, including portuguese blockbusters codex 632, which sold 217 000 copies, the einstein enigma, 204 000 copies, the seventh seal, 207 000 copies, and the wrath of god, 198 000 copies in portugal. The fight between tj grant and gray maynard had a surprising ending. Calin velasquez, junior dos santos, roy nelson, daniel cormier. The ufc had just secured the deal with fox, and later that year, velasquez met junior dos santos in the first ufc main event ever broadcast on fox. Should cain velasquez look for his rematch against junior dos santos right away. Cain velasquez is an american mixed martial artist. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for cain velasquez on espn. Back in october 2010 velasquez took the belt from brock lesnar after a r1 knockout. Velasquez vs dos santos 3 8 tim elliott vs louis gaudinot 270 083120 ufc 164. Former heavyweight champion junior cigano dos santos official ufc fighter profile with news, biography, skill breakdown, mma fight record and career statistics, photos, video and weight class information. When heavyweights cain velasquez and junior dos santos step into the octagon. Is the trilogy really the end of cain velasquez vs.
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