Fabricio Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round of their main event tilt at UFC 188 to become the undisputed champion of the UFC's heavyweight division.
It was a performance that saw Vai Cavalo weather the notorious cardio-driven relentless pace that has become Velasquez's signature attribute in the opening round, only to batter the long-standing divisional king with crisp striking and pressure of his own in the second frame. The AKA staple's face was a mess of crimson and exhaustion as a result of those striking exchanges, and Velasquez's corner stressed to their fighter to put Werdum on his back in the third stanza.