By Simon Samano
For Fox Deportes
 
They showed up in droves and packed the sold-out Honda Center to the rafters, excited to see their new champion fight. With as electric as the atmosphere was that night in Anaheim, Calif., you’d have thought Maná was playing a concert.
 
It’s been six long months since the night Cain Velasquez first tasted defeat, six long months since he was knocked out in 64 seconds to lose the UFC heavyweight title to Junior dos Santos. Not only did Velasquez let down himself and his team, it happened in front of a huge Southern California Mexican-American crowd that was there to support him.
 

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By Simon Samano
For Fox Deportes
 
When Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva meet in the octagon this Saturday at UFC 146, both fighters will have plenty at stake.
 
For Velasquez, who’s fighting for the first time since losing the heavyweight championship six months ago, this is his opportunity to bounce back strong. It’s conceivable that a victory, especially a dominant one, would likely earn him a shot at the belt.
 

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By Simon Samano
For Fox Deportes
 
Cain Velasquez is a huge favorite to defeat Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at UFC 146. The way I, and most people see it, there’s just no way for Silva to handle Velasquez’s elite striking and wrestling, as well as his cardio that rivals most middleweights.
 
Silva himself seems to know this – not to the point where he’s conceding defeat in his UFC debut, but he knows the odds are stacked against him. And so it’s no surprise that Silva has looked outside his camp in preparing for the former heavyweight champion.
 

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By Simon Samano
For Fox Deportes

When you’re about to face the most powerful, and one of the most dangerous punchers in the UFC for the heavyweight championship, it’s probably best not to rile him up.

That, however, is not Frank Mir’s style, and he was at it earlier this week in sizing up champion Junior dos Santos ahead of their May 26 title fight at UFC 146.

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By Simon Samano
For Fox Deportes

UFC president Dana White went back on his word, after all.

See, I told you Twitter contracts aren’t binding. Only problem is that it’s too bad the reshuffle of the UFC 146 co-main events didn’t happen differently.

But, as it stands, with Alistair Overeem out of the picture because of his positive drug test, we can officially look forward to seeing Junior dos Santos defend his heavyweight title against Frank Mir on May 26, along with Cain Velasquez taking on Antonio “Big Foot” Silva.

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