Rogan: UFC 188 -- CAIN VELASQUEZ WILL DEFEND HIS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
AGAINST THE INTERIM CHAMPION, FABRICIO WERDUM,
IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
THIS IS AN AMAZING HEAVYWEIGHT MATCHUP.
Goldberg: HE'S DOWN AGAIN!
VELASQUEZ IS A WARRIOR.
TOTAL DOMINATION BY WERDUM.
THAT'S IT.
Buffer: FROM MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, UFC 180!
Rogan: UFC 180 -- CAIN VELASQUEZ TORE HIS MENISCUS,
HAD TO PULL OUT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST FABRICIO WERDUM.
WERDUM WON THE INTERIM TITLE IN MEXICO CITY
WITH A SPECTACULAR SECOND-ROUND KNOCKOUT OF MARK HUNT.
Velasquez: THE FIRST TIME IN MEXICO,
IT WAS HARD TO WATCH THAT, DEFINITELY.
YOU KNOW, I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO BE A PART OF THAT.
BUT I'M GLAD I GET MY CHANCE NOW.
THAT'S ALL I WANT.
Rogan: I AM SO FIRED UP FOR THIS FIGHT.
MAN!
IT IS ALL OVER!
FABRICIO WERDUM IS THE NEW INTERIM
UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!
AND FABRICIO PROVED FOR ALL THOSE HEAVYWEIGHTS
HE WAS A COMPLETE MMA FIGHTER.
FABRICIO WERDUM VICTORIOUS IN HIS HOMECOMING!
FABRICIO IS A TOUGH GUY.
HE'S A COMPLETE FIGHTER.
HE DOES EVERYTHING REALLY WELL.
WE'VE SEEN THIS GUY DOMINATE MANY, MANY FIGHTERS
ONCE HE GETS THEM TO THE GROUND.
HE WENT DOWN HARD THAT TIME.
FABRICIO IS A WORLD-CLASS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT.
HE'S A MULTIPLE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION
AND ONE OF THE BEST
AND MOST DECORATED BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU ARTISTS
TO EVER COMPETE IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.
Man: NICE TAKEDOWN BY WERDUM.
Florian: FEDOR JUMPS ON IT.
WERDUM TRYING TO HOLD ON TO HIS ARM, GOING FOR AN ARMBAR.
Man: FEDOR'S VERY DEEP.
HE'S TAPPING!
FEDOR LOSING FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Rogan: WERDUM HAS SOME OF THE BEST GROUND SKILLS WE'VE EVER SEEN
IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
AND HAS PROVEN NOW THAT HIS STRIKING
IS AT THE LEVEL OF HIS GROUND SKILLS.
Rogan: HE'S ALL OVER TRAVIS BROWNE.
Goldberg: TRAVIS CAN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. OH, MAN.
BIG TIME.
THE KEY IS, CAN HE KEEP UP WITH THE PACE
THAT CAIN VELASQUEZ IS GONNA PUT ON HIM FOR FIVE ROUNDS?
I THINK I'M BETTER THAN HIM AT EVERYTHING.
CAIN VELASQUEZ IS THE UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
CAIN IS KNOWN FOR HIS GROUND AND POUND, HIS RIDICULOUS PACE,
HIS OUTSTANDING WRESTLING SKILLS,
AND HIS ABILITY TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
CAIN VELASQUEZ IS ALSO COMING OFF OF
ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT PERFORMANCES OF HIS CAREER.
THE SECOND WIN IN A ROW OVER JUNIOR DOS SANTOS.
Florian: CAIN VELASQUEZ IS SHOWING JUNIOR DOS SANTOS
A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL OF FIGHTING.
FROM THE LAST FIGHT THAT THE FANS HAVE SEEN HIM,
HIS TECHNIQUE IS ACTUALLY BETTER NOW.
HIS MENTALITY IS BETTER, HOW HE'S GONNA APPROACH THE FIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE I AM HITTING HARDER.
WHEN I WRESTLE, I AM GETTING STRONGER AND MORE POWERFUL.
I KNOW THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME ISN'T GONNA BE AS STRONG AS ME.
I'M GONNA HIT HARDER THAN HIM.
Goldberg: VELASQUEZ POURING IT ON!
CAIN VELASQUEZ HAS THE BEST CARDIO
I HAVE EVER SEEN AT HEAVYWEIGHT BY FAR.
HE IS A MACHINE.
WHEN I'M FIGHTING, I'M JUST GOING 100% THE WHOLE FIGHT,
AND I KNOW THAT MY BODY CAN HOLD UP TO IT.
Rogan: THIS IS THAT FREAK ATHLETE THAT DESTROYS EVERYONE IN THE GYM.
I LIKE TO HAVE THAT MEXICAN STYLE.
THAT'S GOING FORWARD, A LOT OF PRESSURE,
YOU KNOW, A VERY EXCITING FIGHTER.
THEY'RE VERY TOUGH. THEY DON'T BACK DOWN.
THIS IS A MAULING.
IT'S GONNA BE ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE CAIN HAS FOUGHT.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW GREAT HE IS,
AND THIS FIGHT HAS TO BE A STATEMENT FOR CAIN VELASQUEZ
FOR THE FANS AND EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THE CHAMP'S BACK.
CAIN VELASQUEZ FINISHES ANTONIO SILVA!
THAT
VERA TRYING TO PROTECT HIMSELF!
IT IS ALL OVER!
EVERY FIGHTER HAS THE CONFIDENCE GOING IN THAT THEY WILL WIN.
IT'S MY JOB TO SHOW HIM THAT HE CAN'T DO THAT.
RIGHT ON THE BUTTON!
Rogan: UFC 188 WILL TAKE PLACE IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO,
AND IN A SPECTACULAR LIGHTWEIGHT MATCHUP,
GILBERT MELENDEZ, THE FORMER STRIKEFORCE CHAMPION,
WILL FACE EDDIE ALVAREZ.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN IN THE SPORT FOR A LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN RELEVANT FOR A LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN TOP 10 FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS.
I SEE FIGHTERS COME AND GO,
CHAMPIONS WIN AND LOSE AND DISAPPEAR.
AND I'M ALWAYS RELEVANT, AND I TAKE PRIDE IN THAT.
FOR GILBERT MELENDEZ, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, FIRST OF ALL,
FIGHT A GUY IN EDDIE ALVAREZ
THAT HE HAS BEEN WANTING TO FIGHT FOR A LONG TIME.
Alvarez: ME VERSUS GILBERT MELENDEZ
WOULD BE THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
IN THE DIVISION, ONLY BECAUSE OF OUR HISTORY.
HE STARTED ALMOST THE SAME YEAR I STARTED.
THE FANS WANT TO SEE IT,
AND GILBERT'S BEEN SAYING HE WANTS TO FIGHT ME FOR YEARS.
SO, EDDIE WAS THE CHAMP IN A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION,
AND I WAS THE STRIKEFORCE CHAMPION.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE TWO BIGGEST 155-POUNDERS
OUTSIDE OF THE UFC
AND DEBATABLY RANKED NUMBER ONE AND TWO.
YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO FIGHT HIM OUT OF RESPECT.
I THINK THE GUY'S TOUGH, YOU KNOW?
HE TOOK IT AS AN INSULT, CALLING HIM OUT AND THIS AND THAT.
Alvarez: YEAH, GILBERT'S ALWAYS SAID HE WANTED TO FIGHT,
BUT WHENEVER WE HAD OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PAST,
HE NEVER TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEM.
AND HE REALLY THINKS I'M GONNA GO TO THIS ORGANIZATION
JUST FOR HIM, YOU KNOW?
I'M NOT EVEN WORRIED ABOUT HIM.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY BANK ACCOUNT.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FUTURE.
IF THEY WOULD HAVE SAID, "DO YOU WANT A TITLE SHOT,
OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIGHT GILBERT MELENDEZ?"
IN MY HEART, DEEP DOWN, I WOULD SAY,
"[bleep] THAT TITLE SHOT.
I WANT TO FIGHT GILBERT MELENDEZ."
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS
WITH HIM WANTING ME MORE THAN A UFC BELT.
HE THINKS I HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,
BUT EDDIE'S NOT THAT MUCH ON MY MIND.
Alvarez: I'VE HAD TITLES.
I'VE BEEN A CHAMPION AT PROMOTIONS.
FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT MATCHUPS.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT FANS WANT TO SEE.
THERE'S NO WAY I'VE BEEN DUCKING EDDIE ALVAREZ.
THERE'S NO WAY I'VE BEEN DUCKING HIM.
I'VE JUST BEEN LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.
Alvarez: NOW WE'RE IN THE SAME PROMOTION, NOW IT'S GONNA HAPPEN,
AND NOW HE'S GONNA GET WHAT HE WANTS,
AND HE'S GONNA BE...SORRY.
Rogan: BIG SHOTS!
WHAT A BATTLE!
HE GOT ROCKED!
OH, BIG RIGHT HAND!
AND IT IS ALL OVER!
BOTH GUYS HAVE VERY SIMILAR STYLES.
BOTH GUYS HAVE WRESTLING BACKGROUNDS.
PICKS HIM UP, THROWS HIM DOWN.
BUT BOTH GUYS ARE WARRIORS.
THEY GO AFTER IT.
MAN, THEY'RE FIRING AWAY!
GOOD SHOTS BY ALVAREZ IN THE CLINCH.
I FEEL LIKE I'M A BETTER MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST THAN EDDIE.
I FEEL LIKE I KNOW HOW TO USE MY DISTANCE BETTER THAN EDDIE,
AND MY I.Q. FOR FIGHTING IS BETTER THAN EDDIE.
Florian: GILBERT MELENDEZ -- HE IS JUST BEATING HIM UP.
Man: ELBOWS! IT'S OVER!
I THINK WE BOTH HAVE A LOT OF HEART.
WE'RE BOTH IN GOOD SHAPE.
I DO KNOW HE HAS A LOT OF FIGHT, THOUGH,
AND IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK, AND IT MAKES FOR AN EXCITING FIGHT.
Rogan: EDDIE ALVAREZ IS AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE.
HIS FIGHTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY AGGRESSION.
HE TAKES LOTS OF CHANCES, HE TAKES LOTS OF RISKS,
AND HE HAS BEEN IN SOME SPECTACULAR WARS IN HIS CAREER.
Goldberg: HE MAY FINISH IT HERE.
IT IS ALL OVER!
Rogan: HE'S ALSO A GUY THAT COMES BACK FROM A LOSS
AS A FAR BETTER FIGHTER,
AND HE'S GONNA NEED TO DO THAT
WHEN HE FACES GILBERT MELENDEZ IN MEXICO CITY.
Melendez: FIGHTING IN MEXICO CITY IS SOMEWHAT OF A DREAM COME TRUE.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE MOTHERLAND.
IT'S WHERE MY BLOOD IS FROM, YOU KNOW?
I'M PROUD TO BE MEXICAN. I'M PROUD OF MY ROOTS.
THAT'S WHAT MEXICANS DO.
WE HOLD OUR GROUND, AND WE FIGHT.
I'D RATHER GO DOWN ON MY SHIELD THAN RUN IN CIRCLES.
Alvarez: WHEN I TOLD SOME FANS
THAT I THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD BOO ME OUT
BECAUSE I'M FIGHTING A MEXICAN,
I HAD FANS TELL ME GILBERT'S A FAKE MEXICAN.
HE'S NOT FROM MEXICO CITY. HE'S NOT FROM THERE.
IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT
IN FRONT OF ALL THE CROWD OUT THERE,
AND I BELIEVE THEY'LL BE SUPPORTING ME.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO'S GONNA WIN, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO CALL IT.
I WILL END HIM RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE OCTAGON.
IT'S GONNA BE ON MY HOME TURF OUT THERE IN MEXICO,
AND I'M GONNA GET THE JOB DONE.
Buffer: IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO,
I-I-IT'S TIME!