Coach: Werdum has no chance versus Velasquez
Javier Vesquez: “[Fabricio Werdum]’s best chance is a knockout or a submission. He can’t win a decision. Nobody can beat Cain Velasquez in a decision.”
This weekend at UFC 188, champion Cain Velasquez defends his title against interim champion Fabricio Werdum to unify the titles. The winner will be the undisputed UFC champion and head coach Javier Vasquez is confident this Velasquez will take care of business, without much resistance from the challenger:
“I’m very confident in this one,” said Mendez. “He’s gonna kill him. Werdum has no chance. Cain’s gonna do what he wants to do with him. Junior dos Santos is still the biggest threat to Cain Velasquez. In all respect to the other guys, Cain and Junior are at another level. I’m stating facts. Come June 13, Werdum can prove us wrong. But I don’t think he will.”
Mendez feels that Dos Santos is still the biggest threat to the title. But because they’ve fought three times, with Velasquez dominating the second and third fights, another fight between them isn’t likely to happen soon.
“Werdum’s not going to be able to handle the intensity,” Mendez said. “He’s not going to be able to handle the cardio. His best chance is a knockout or a submission. He can’t win a decision. Nobody can beat Cain in a decision. He’s never lost a round except for the one fight (where Dos Santos knocked him out in the first round to take the title in 2011).