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UFC 188 Post-fight Patterns: Elevation, Velasquez, and Werdum's best trick

Looking back at UFC 188, and more specifically the shock upset of Fabricio Werdum over Cain Velasquez, and looking for patterns in the fight, the card, and their careers as a whole.

Following Fabricio Werdum's upset win over Cain Velasquez at UFC 188, was there a single overarching reason? Was it a fluke?

The environment

UFC 188, as a whole, was strange. If you watched the broadcast, you probably heard Joe and Goldberg mentioning "altitude" approximately four thousand times, but it's worth noting: Mexico City isn't just high. Mexico City is polluted.