Back in 2013, Cain Velasquez was considered the greatest heavyweight fighter in the UFC and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. As of today, the former heavyweight champion isn’t even listed in the UFC’s top-fifteen rankings.
The 36-year-old has been forced to sit on the sidelines for the past two years due to a series of recurring injuries, but longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes that a healthy and focused Velasquez is still the best heavyweight to ever set foot in the UFC.
“Cain Velasquez, in my humble opinion, when I look at all of the different heavyweights that I’ve personally seen fight, Cain stands out as the best,” Rogan said on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience (h/t Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting).