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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States. [3]
With his victory over Nogueira, Velasquez earned a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight with then-champion Brock Lesnar at UFC 121. UFC brought back UFC Primetime to promote Lesnar vs. Velasquez. [33] Velasquez defeated Lesnar via TKO in the first round, earning Knockout of the Night honors.
The actual pay-per-view opened with Brock Lesnar (accompanied by Paul Heyman) defending the WWE Championship against Cain Velasquez (accompanied by Rey Mysterio). After the two traded strikes, Velasquez went for the ground and pound, but Lesnar forced Velasquez to submit to the Kimura Lock to retain the title.
It's been nearly a decade since Cain Velasquez captured the UFC heavyweight championship from Brock Lesnar. They are now set to rematch, albeit under the WWE spotlight.WWE officials announced the ...
In 2016, a new home video was released on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as a collector's edition, called Brock Lesnar: Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. and includes accomplishments from his second run in WWE. [340] Lesnar was featured on the covers of Flex and Muscle & Fitness magazine in 2004 [341] [342] and Minneapolis' City Pages in 2008. [343]
In a backstage interview after SmackDown went off the air, Cain Velasquez stated that he came for revenge from Brock Lesnar for what he did to Rey Mysterio's son Dominik, [38] who was later revealed to be Velasquez's godson. [39] Afterwards, it was announced that Lesnar would defend the WWE Championship against Velasquez at Crown Jewel. [40]
Velasquez, 40, competed in UFC from 2006-19, compiling a 14-3 record as a heavyweight. He defeated Brock Lesnar for the heavyweight championship in 2010 before losing his belt to Junior dos Santos ...
Carwin was then set to face fellow undefeated heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez at UFC 104, with the winner getting a title shot against then-champion Brock Lesnar; [7] however, the UFC reconsidered the bout and Carwin was confirmed to fight for the title at UFC 106 on November 21, 2009. [8]