Has Cain Velasquez's beacon of championship greatness been extinguished after losing to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 188?
He was supposed to be the best. The next big thing. A spiritual successor to the great Fedor Emelianenko. Instead of chiseling his name into the mixed martial art's pillar alongside the sport's greats, Cain Velasquez finds himself stuck in limbo.
On Saturday night in the high-altitude Mexican capital at UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum thrashed Cain Velasquez in front of thousands of mortified native supporters. Velasquez entered the Octagon anxiously pacing back and forth as Buffer reeled off his credentials, while his Brazilian opponent stood opposite, grinning from ear to ear like a Cheshire Cat.