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Velasquez Admits That He Might Have Been ‘Too Transparent’ Regarding Health Prior to UFC 207

Cain Velasquez will no longer be fighting at UFC 207 after the Nevada Athletic Commission deemed him medically unfit to face Fabricio Werdum on Friday’s card in Las Vegas, but the ex-heavyweight champion maintains that he would have been ready to fight.

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The American Kickboxing Academy product was pulled from the card shortly after an interview with ESPN.