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 heavyweight fighters. This article will describe his brief biography.
A family
Velazquez Kane was born in Salinas (California) in 1982. The father of the future soldier, long before his birth, moved to the United States from Mexico. Kane also has a sister and a younger brother. Velazquez learned to communicate well in both Spanish and English. Despite his permanent residence in America, he was very proud of his Mexican roots.
Carier start
In school, Velazquez 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 totaled 110 fights. Of these, only ten he lost to opponents. And Velazquez was involved in American football and led 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 at the National Championship in the NJCAA division. Later, the guy moved to the American Academy of kickboxing.
Mixed Martial Arts
After some time, Velazquez Kane decided to play sports professionally. His debut took place at the Strikeforce tournament in 2006. Kane's opponent was knocked out. Velasquez held the second match in St. Petersburg. Russian viewers were disappointed because they could not enjoy the action due to Kane's quick victory. In 2008, the hero of this article signed a contract with the company "UFS". After that, Velazquez became a favorite of the public because of a long winning series of fights. Two years later, Kane received the UFS heavyweight champion title. But his defense was a failure. Velazquez “dumped” Junior dos Santos. However, in a return rematch, Kane regained his title. In 2010, the heroes of this article were recognized as the best fighter of the year.
Fabrizio Werdum - Kane Velazquez
All fans of mixed martial arts were looking forward to this fight. Velazquez 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, fans of the hero of this article were disappointed. Poor defense, loss of speed and loss of stamina - this is what distinguished Kane Velazquez in this fight. Fabrizio strangled him in the third round. Many attribute the loss to poor acclimatization. After all, the battle took place quite high above sea level, and Kane arrived just a couple of weeks before the event.
Combat technique
Velazquez is a physically powerful and active fighter of mixed martial arts. The power of his blow is almost 1000 kilograms. This is just a fantastic result. Also during the fight, Kane inflicts a large number of blows. Just thanks to the two indicators listed above, Velazquez became the world champion in the heavy category. The hero of this article has a very good striking technique and excellent wrestling skills (master of jujitsu). Therefore, he feels confident both in the stalls and in the rack. Due to the lack of weaknesses, Velazquez easily controls the battle with any opponent. Kane got most of his victories with his powerful series of punches.