subject: UFC 121 Live Stream [print this page] "We have good wrestlers in the gym but nobody his size and the way that he moves," Velasquez said. "(We have) guys that are big, definitely, but not his size." Nevertheless, Velasquez feels confident in his chances against the massive champion. "I'm confident in the guys that we have and the guys that we brought in," Velasquez said. One of the biggest question marks in the matchup remains Velasquez's size. The challenger weighed just 242 pounds for his February win over MMA legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, while Lesnar traditionally cuts weight to make the 265-pound division limit.
A former All-American heavyweight wrestler at Arizona State University, Velasquez is no stranger to facing larger opponents. That's where Velasquez's hard work in the gym pays off in the form of a seemingly never-ending gas tank and an unmatched work rate in the the cage. "I think I've always had [great cardio]," Velasquez said. "It's just always been one of my strong points. "In college wrestling, I wrestled against bigger guys, and I needed to rely on that. So I've always known that [my cardio] been a little bit better than others, and I've definitely used it to push the pace." In some ways, the UFC 121 main event considered by many MMA pundits to be among the most significant matchups of the year is a classic case of irresistible force vs. immovable object. In others, it's a nation-against-nation clash with bragging rights on the line. Witness UFC 121 Live Stream.
