UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Preview
SATURDAY JUNE 13
UFC 188: VELASQUEZ VS. WERDUM
UFC 188: VELASQUEZ VS. WERDUM
Location: Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico
MAIN CARD (PPV)
UFC Heavyweight Championship Unification
Cain Velasquez(c) vs. Fabricio Werdum(ic)
Cain Velasquez(c) vs. Fabricio Werdum(ic)
Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nate Marquardt
Yair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa
Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nate Marquardt
Yair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa
Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)
Henry Cejudo vs. Chico Camus
Efrain Escudero vs. Drew Dober
Alejandro Perez vs. Patrick Williams
Francisco Trevino vs. Johnny Case
Efrain Escudero vs. Drew Dober
Alejandro Perez vs. Patrick Williams
Francisco Trevino vs. Johnny Case
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS)
Augusto Montano vs. Cathal Pendred
Gabriel Benitez vs. Clay Collard
Albert Tumenov vs. Andrew Todhunter
Gabriel Benitez vs. Clay Collard
Albert Tumenov vs. Andrew Todhunter
This is the UFC's second visit to Mexico City. Cain Velasquez is looking to extend his 4-fight win streak. He is coming off a fifth-round TKO win over Junior Dos Santos at UFC 166 in October 2013. He is 4-1 in his last five fights.
Fabricio Werdum is looking to extend his 5-fight win streak. He is coming off a second-round TKO win over Mark Hunt at UFC 188 in November. He is 5-0 in his last five fights.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to rebound from a title fight loss in his last fight. He is coming off a second-round submission loss to Anthony Pettis at UFC 181 in December. He is 3-2 in his last five fights. Eddie Alvarez is looking to rebound from a loss in his UFC debut. He is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Donald Cerrone at UFC 178 in September. He is 3-2 in his last five fights.
Betting Odds:
Velasquez (-485) vs. Werdum (+385)
My Thoughts:
Cain hasn't fought in two years, so it will be interesting to see how he comes back and performs. Those odds are way out of whack for a guy who hasn't fought in so long and is coming in with, as I understand it, an injury that would likely see him pull out of the fight if he hadn't been on the shelf for so long. Werdum's not injury prone going into the fight, he's coming off a flying knee knockout of Mark Hunt, and he's the more diverse and overall skilled of the two. He's the one who should be the favorite, even if only slightly.
Should be a great slug fest in the main event and and Melendez vs Alvarez should be fun as well.
Fabricio Werdum is looking to extend his 5-fight win streak. He is coming off a second-round TKO win over Mark Hunt at UFC 188 in November. He is 5-0 in his last five fights.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to rebound from a title fight loss in his last fight. He is coming off a second-round submission loss to Anthony Pettis at UFC 181 in December. He is 3-2 in his last five fights. Eddie Alvarez is looking to rebound from a loss in his UFC debut. He is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Donald Cerrone at UFC 178 in September. He is 3-2 in his last five fights.
Betting Odds:
Velasquez (-485) vs. Werdum (+385)
My Thoughts:
Cain hasn't fought in two years, so it will be interesting to see how he comes back and performs. Those odds are way out of whack for a guy who hasn't fought in so long and is coming in with, as I understand it, an injury that would likely see him pull out of the fight if he hadn't been on the shelf for so long. Werdum's not injury prone going into the fight, he's coming off a flying knee knockout of Mark Hunt, and he's the more diverse and overall skilled of the two. He's the one who should be the favorite, even if only slightly.
Should be a great slug fest in the main event and and Melendez vs Alvarez should be fun as well.