Cain Velasquez is now with the WWE, with the former UFC heavyweight champion retiring from mixed martial arts to focus on his pro-wrestling career.
Dana White detailed how Velasquez’s WWE deal came together, giving him well wishes on his new venture at the same time.
“I was always like, ‘How’s Cain going to wrestle? He’s going to have problems with his body in MMA,’” White said after UFC Boston (transcript via MMA Junkie). “Then I saw him doing... whatever they call wrestling with the mask on. I was like, ‘Goddamn, he’s pretty good.