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“If I can be that person, I'm honored to be that person. If I can inspire somebody or kids can look up to me in that way, then definitely, I'll definitely be that person"
-Cain Valasquez on being a role
model in 2010.
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Up until now, the only thing that people feared about Cain Velasquez was the prospect of facing him in the octagon. He was a heavyweight phenom and arguably unbeatable at his best.
Recently, while retired from competition,
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Mar 1, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Kendall Grove vs Evan Tanner prefight package.
Grove won TUF 3 at 185 and Tanner was a former UFC middleweight champion returning after a two-year hiatus.
Tanner had a drinking problem and had decided to let that all go and return to competition. But he was 37. #TUF7Finale
Kendall Grove had a unique frame for middleweight. His height and reach were often problematic for his opponents. But Evan Tanner had no intention of giving up on himself. #TUF7Finale
Nov 30, 2018 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
I just got sent home from work after a massive earthquake in Anchorage, #Alaska :
