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UFC 188: What We Learned, Loved and Loathed from Velasquez vs. Werdum

The UFC returned to Mexico City on Saturday night, and this time it had its Mexican-American champion in tow. When the promotion left town, there was a new heavyweight champion: A Brazilian who is fluent in multiple languages, was once cast aside by the UFC and then returned better than ever.

Here's a look at what we learned, loved and absolutely loathed from UFC 188.

Learned: Altitude Is Not Your Friend

The most important thing we can take away from Saturday's card is not that Cain Velasquez isn't as good as we thought he was (he is still fearsomely good) or Fabricio Werdum is the greatest heavyweight of all time (he is not).