UFC 160 Recap: Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos Set Up Trilogy
by Dr. Octagon, J.D.
As expected, UFC 160 proved to be a tasty appetizer to the expected main course later this year: a third fight between heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos for UFC supremacy.
Cain’s rematch with Bigfoot Silva in Saturday night’s main event went largely like the first: a quick stoppage in the first round. The smaller but infinitely faster Cain landed a clean one-two combination on the exposed jaw of the slower-than-molasses Silva. Velasquez rained blows on the fallen giant until referee Mario Yamasaki ended it.
Mark Hunt took all that Junior Dos Santos could dish out for two and a half rounds in the co-feature, but was stopped by a spinning back kick to the face at the end of the third. It was easily the best fight of the night, as Hunt showed remarkable fortitude to absorb punishing blows from the Brazilian, while always coming forward.[[MORE]]
Hunt scored with a few hard shots of his own, but he was too slow and too short to trouble the gifted Dos Santos. Perhaps a little harder training camp might have served Hunt well, as he flagged noticeably in the third round. Meanwhile, Dos Santos only grew stronger, and ended it in Hollywood fashion. The kick that ended the fight wouldn’t have looked out of place in any Van Damme or Segal flick.
Cain vs. Dos Santos 3 will be booked as soon as the UFC can manage it. They definitely have two new highlights for the promo reel after tonight.
On the undercard, Glover Teixeira made Connecticut proud and submitted James Te Huna early on in the first round. Teixeira’s athletic submission impressed our esteemed editor, who was present at the Octagon household for the PPV card.
TJ Grant TKOed Gray Maynard in the first round and should get himself a title shot against Benson Henderson.
Donald Cerrone put on a striking clinic against the overmatched KJ Noons and won a unanimous decision, with one judge giving Cerrone a 10-8 round.
The disgusting puddles of blood on the mat were provided by Jeremy Stephens on the Facebook undercard. The fight was apparently deemed too bloody to patch into the Pay Per View.