Cain: There’s no surprise what my gameplan is

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has not fought in 20 months, but he did not spend the time developing a new style. If UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman invented the Ground N Pound, Cain epitomizes The Grind.

Fabricio, he’s a different kind of fighter than I’ve fought in the past, said Velasquez to John Morgan for MMAjunkie. He’s a guy who does everything. Really good standup. He does everything in his standup – punches and kicks. He likes a lot spinning backfists and spinning heel kicks, and he’s really good on the ground. So I think he poses threats everywhere, and so I’m excited about this new challenge.

There’s no surprise what my gameplan is. Obviously, a lot of pressure on him and try to attack him everywhere.

I always picture one of those wars. That’s me in my head. It gets me ready to train, just to have that thinking that this fight is going to go on the feet. It’s going to go on the ground. I’m going to be in bad positions. I’m going to be in good positions, and it’s going to last the entire 25 minutes. That’s how I envision every fight. If something happens where it ends early or something, then things went well. But I pretty much have a picture that it’s going to be a five-round war.

For me, that’s just my fighting style: going forward and throwing a lot of punches and kicks. That’s the Mexican style, so I think the fans are going to love it. That’s what I’m going to do.