This Week’s MMA Birthdays: Cain Velasquez Turns 31
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Velasquez will defend his title in October. | Photo: Dave
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Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez will celebrate his 31st birthday on July 28.
Velasquez became the third man to win the heavyweight championship twice -- Randy Couture and Tim Sylvia are the others -- when he avenged his only career loss and defeated Junior dos Santos by unanimous decision at UFC 155 in December. He out-landed “Cigano” by a 210-66 margin in total strikes and secured 11 takedowns in the one-sided five-round affair, earning 50-45, 50-43 and 50-44 marks from the judges.
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Velasquez will defend his heavyweight crown in the UFC 166 headliner on Oct. 19, when he faces dos Santos for a third time at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Those in MMA celebrating a birthday the week covering July 28-Aug.
3:
JULY 28
Dana White (44)Cain Velasquez (31)
Darrell Horcher (26)
JULY 29
Dave Menne (39)Yoshihiro Akiyama (38)
Jay Hieron (37)
Matt Grice (32)
JULY 30
Murilo Bustamante (47)Fabricio Werdum (36)
Marius Zaromskis (33)
Robert Emerson (32)
JULY 31
Jim Theobald (36)Joseph Benavidez (29)
AUG. 1
Gegard Mousasi (28)AUG. 2
Krzysztof Soszynski (36)Jeff Hougland (35)
John Kelly (35)
Ivan Musardo (33)
Aleksander Emelianenko (32)
Nick Diaz (30)
AUG. 3
Eric Esch (47)Johnny Eduardo (35)
Carey Vanier (32)
Aleksandar Radosavljevic (30)
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