Junior dos Santos (pictured) wasn’t fighting for the title Saturday at UFC 188, but the former heavyweight champion still had plenty of skin in the game. Needless to say, dos Santos left Mexico a happy man.
Well, MMA’s nicest 265-pounder is always all smiles anyway, but Cain Velasquez’s upset loss to Fabrico Werdum probably had JDS flipping countless Yes! Cartwheels.
It was like an NFL team winning during a bye week because their division rival lost at home to a heavy underdog.
Dos Santos was the UFC’s second ranked heavyweight prior to Saturday, and he’ll likely stay at that spot with Velasquez moving down a notch since he no longer owns gold.