To Brock Lesnar: Cain Velasquez Owns The Bullet With Your Name On It

An old, but common, wartime superstition—according to soldiers who fought at the time—was that if there was a bullet out there with a serial number on it which matched their own government issue number, it would eventually find it's way to them and subsequently kill them.

Whether they truly believed this or not is now irrelevant, the old wive's-tale stuck, and thus the origin of today's common quotes, " maybe he's got your number, " or, "a bullet with your name on it," were born.

I'm one of the few people who believe that there's a certain fighter out there who holds a bullet with Brock Lesnar's number on it.

Coming off the biggest win of his career so far against Cheick Kongo on June 13 at UFC 99—the Mexican/ American heavyweight cage fighter known as Cain Velasquez could be that very man.

Velasquez is a 6'1", 240-pound self proclaimed chain wrestler who fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships and stands undefeated through six fights—five by knockout—heading into his UFC 104 bout against Ben Rothwell in Los Angeles on Oct. 24.

He trains out of San Jose at the American Kickboxing Academy, and after witnessing his last match against Kongo its clearly evident to this writer that, being of Mexican heritage, he has also inherited some of their God-given toughness and natural fighting ability.

It's my opinion also, that  Velasquez possesses the self-disciplined training regimen necessary to conquer the WWE superstar-turned-MMA fighter and current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who also may be the biggest and toughest of all the heavyweight mixed martial arts fighters currently competing in the UFC.

For those of you who have never had the opportunity to see Velasquez last opponent, Kongo, he is an amazing physical specimen.

Standing 6'4" and well over 225 pounds, every muscle in Kongo's body could belong on any of the greatest statues of the world , a well-defined and noticeably rippled athletic specimen , it's as if he is sculpted from granite.

The physically gifted Kongo had been on a three-fight winning streak and joined a great new training camp in Britain known as "The Wolfslair." Prior to this bout, he lost only two of his last 11 fights.

Kongo did what was expected of him early on, flooring Velasquez twice in the first round.

It was no surprise to me watching at home that this ultimate warrior would weather the storm. Mexicans are known throughout the world as the toughest and most durable pugilists in the game—they very rarely, if ever, give up.

Velasquez, with that same Mexican heart, durability, and resilience put his never-say-die attitude to use, regained his composure, and trudged onward in true workmanlike fashion.

The great Bruce Lee once said, "use what ever works, and take it from wherever you can find it." Velasquez calls himself a chain wrestler, and whatever that is , it certainly works well for him.

He was dropped early, but whatever the grappler lacked in the early stand-up battle with Kongo, he certainly made up for later in the contest.

Velasquez impressed the hell outta me at home—and undoubtedly the huge German audience in attendance, when his iron jaw allowed him to mount a comeback effort which included a brilliant display of wrestling and ground skills.

His outstanding demonstration of hammer-fists, elbows from the top, and superior positioning—not to mention Octagon control—were all performed while maintaining relentless pressure and delivering numerous take-downs.

The Mexican punished Kongo nonstop en route to a unanimous decision from all three judges at cage-side.

Velasquez is now in search of the next pile of fresh meat, currently scheduled to come his way at UFC 104 against UFC's recently acquired—and former IFL standout—veteran "Big" Ben Rothwell, who is 30-6.

Rothwell, ranked No. 10 by sherdog.com, has the proverbial puncher's chance. That, however, is the only chance I give him in this upcoming fight, as he is up against an undefeated hungry heavyweight who is steadily improving.

Rothwell trains with Pat Miletich out of Iowa and has notable losses to sub-par fighters and has-been reality show product offal's such as Mike Whitehead, he has also lost to exiled former UFC  champions Tim Sylvia, and Andrei Arlovski.

I'm expecting Rothwell to fall early and prove to be nothing more than a slight bump in the road for this new and thrilling top contender—a road which, barring any unforeseen pitfalls, should inevitably take Velasquez all the way to the UFC summit.

Lesnar is all set to do battle against another undefeated fighter named Shane Carwin on Nov. 21 at UFC 106, so the plot in regards to future heavyweight match-ups continues to thicken.

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