Velasquez Kane - former champion of "UFS"

Velazquez Kane is a name that is known to all fans of mixed martial arts. In the modern world of MMA, he is one of the best fighters in the heavyweight division. This article will describe his brief biography.

A family

Velasquez Kane was born in Salinas (California) in 1982. The father of the future soldier moved to the USA from Mexico long before his birth. Kane also has a sister and a younger brother. Velasquez has learned to speak well both in Spanish and English. Despite his permanent residence in America, he was very proud of his Mexican roots.

Carier start

In his school years Velasquez Kane was engaged in wrestling. His first major achievement was a victory at the Junior Championship in Arizona. By the end of his studies, Kane's track record numbered 110 fights. Of these, only ten he lost to opponents. And Velasquez was involved in American football and headed the team for three years. The young man fought for the honor of many educational institutions: Arizona University, Iowa College, etc. The most significant achievement of Kane was the victory in the National Championship in the NJCAA division. Later, the guy moved to the American Academy of Kickboxing.

Mixed Martial Arts

After some time Velasquez Kane decided to do sports professionally. His debut took place at the tournament "Strikeforce" in 2006. Opponent Kane was sent into a knockout. The second duel Velasquez held in St. Petersburg. Russian viewers were disappointed, as they could not enjoy the action because of Kane's quick victory. In 2008, the hero of this article signed a contract with the company "UFS". After this, Velasquez became a favorite of the public due to the long victorious series of fights. Two years later, Kane received the title of champion of "UFС" in heavyweight. But his defense proved to be a failure. Velazquez "knocked" Junior dos Santos. However, in the return match-rematch Kane regained the title. In 2010, the hero of this article was recognized as the best fighter of the year.

Fabrice Werdum - Kane Velasquez

All fans of mixed martial arts were eagerly awaiting this fight. Velasquez returned to the ring after a two-year absence. The event took place in June 2015 in his homeland in Mexico. At the beginning of the battle the fans of the hero of this article were disappointed. Bad defense, loss of speed and loss of stamina - that's what Kane Velazquez was different about in this fight. Fabrizio strangled him in the third round. Many write off the loss for poor acclimatization. After all, the battle took place quite high above sea level, and Kane came just a couple of weeks before the event.

Fighting Techniques

Velasquez is a physically powerful and active fighter of mixed martial arts. The strength of his blow is almost 1000 kilograms. This is just a fantastic result. Also for the fight, Kane does a lot of strikes. Thanks to the two above mentioned indicators, Velasquez became the world champion in the heavy category. The hero of this article has very good percussion technique and excellent wrestling skills (jiu-jitsu master). Therefore, he feels confident both in the stalls and in the rack. Due to the lack of weaknesses Velazquez easily controls the fight with any opponent. Most of the victories Kane got his powerful series of punches.