Bigfoot Silva Says Junior Dos Santos Will Beat Cain Velasquez Again

[No More Sorrow]

While both men are heading into their rematch with a ton of momentum, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva does not see Cain Velasquez regaining the UFC heavyweight title from Junior dos Santos.

Silva, who was previously defeated by Velasquez at UFC 146, spoke with TATAME.com and is confident that "Cigano" can pick up the win over the former champion. Dos Santos knocked out Velasquez in just 64 seconds to win the UFC heavyweight crown at UFC on FOX 1 last November.


“If he didn’t want to stand-up with me he’s not going to do it with Cigano. I guess Cigano will also be very alert to Velasquez’s takedowns. From where I’m standing, I see Cigano winning againâ€￾.


Later that night, dos Santos showed off his punching prowess against Frank Mir and dropped the former two-time titleholder before signaling the end of the bout. The Brazilian's performance was flawless and he proved why he is undoubtedly the best heavyweight fighter on the planet.


The second encounter between Velasquez and dos Santos is likely to be more competitive than their last meeting. Dos Santos' win was overshadowed by Velasquez's performance, as he came into the bout from a long layoff after tearing his rotator cuff. Dos Santos was also not in full form either; the 27-year-old had torn his meniscus a few weeks before the fight and was walking on crutches.


Regardless, it is expected that both competitors will enter at 100 percent and put on a much better performance.


Although the champion made his first title defense with little difficulty, some critics are leaning toward the challenger to finally give dos Santos his first loss in the UFC and win back the belt.


Now that is easier said than done, but if dos Santos is able to make short work of his opponent and beat him in similar fashion, there might not be a heavyweight who can dethrone him anytime soon.

I've got Velasquez in this rematch with JDS. A healthy Cain is dangerous as Silva found out.

 

[Troy]

I don't know, it is too tough to call. Mir is a talented wrestler yet failed to take Dos Santos down and couldn't handle the stand up. Yes Velasquez might be a better wrestler than Mir but it will still be incredibly tough to take down Dos Santos. I can't wait for this fight because I don't mind what the result is.

 

[Slim]

Mir's takedown is good but not good enough. Cain's takedown is levels beyond Mir. Mir's standup is still developing whereas Cain's standup has shown that when it is used can be very overwhelming. Mir's ground game would have been the difference maker in the fight but in order to use it he had to get him down and he couldn't.

Cain's stand up isn't going to be as quick as Cigano's but it will be as technical as Cigano's which makes it a good match up this time. Not to forget that when we saw Cain step in against Bigfoot... he looked hungry. He looked determined to fight. When Cain made his title defense you didn't see that. Cain wants to prove something... Cigano wants to prove he is the best. This is gonna be a real fight and I see this as a real matchup that will be a real toss up. If both guys are able to stay healthy... this is gonna be a war and I can only give an edge to Cigano only based on speed of the standup.

 

[Deezy]

JDS will still knock him loopy, I doubt the guy doesn't know how to stuff a shot.

He was also very chummy with Brock on during the their taping of TUF, probz got some tips as well.

 

[Slim]

Wouldn't surprise me if he got some tips from Brock. The guy just seems like the type that could get along with everyone and would share tips and be easy to work with in getting tips as well.

Cigano still for the win but a much more competitive fight than their Fox fight.