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There are a lot of questions both Cain Velasquez and Francis Ngannou need to answer about themselves this Sunday in the main event of UFC Phoenix. Ngannou needs to show he has an answer for relentless cardio wrestling. Cain, at 36, needs to show that a decade of overtraining and injury haven’t wrecked his body beyond repair. The most social media recent footage we have of Cain in training is not exactly encouraging. <\/p>\n
This post combines two of Cain’s Instagram training videos from about a month ago, in early January. I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to them at the time, but just at a glance, Cain’s mechanics look pretty awful. It’s a little reminiscent of Ronda Rousey’s worse moments<\/a>, or old man Wanderlei Silva<\/a>. There might even be shades of Chuck Liddell before the Ortiz fight<\/a>. Unlike those videos, Cain still seems like he’s connecting with some speed; however, the way he’s trying to generate power is by throwing his whole body into the punch. It’s not exactly tight and crisp.<\/p>\n #UFConESPN<\/a> — The People’s MMA (@ThePeoplesMMA) January 13, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
Cain looks great!
Clip 1: Power
Clip 2: Speed ⚡️
My money is on Cain, the problem is, you can execute perfectly but if Francis clips you the right way, it’s lights out.https:\/\/t.co\/TWwPwkv90Z<\/a>#UFC<\/a> #WMMA<\/a> #TeamMMA4LIFE<\/a> #MMA<\/a>#PeoplesMMA<\/a> #CainVelasquez<\/a> #UFCPhoenix<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/l8n64VI8te<\/a><\/p>\n