Cain Velasquez knows he "blew it" against Junior dos Santos

Originally posted by Joey Santosus

Cain knows he blew it, that he stopped before (dos Santos), but he's confident that he’ll have the chance to fight for the championship again. Possibly in two or three fights from now. He first has to prove he deserves that chance, so he'll have to defeat his two next opponents, or at least one in a convincing way so that Zuffa says, 'Ok, you deserve another shot.' When Zuffa offer us that fight, we'll work on it." - For more from Javier Mendez, visit Tatame.com


Cain Velasquez blew it - and he knows it.

That's according to the famed American Kickboxing Academy trainer, Javier Mendez, who says that the recently dethroned champ acknowledges the miscalculation that led to his 64-second knockout loss to Junior dos Santos.

Despite returning from an extended, injury-induced layoff, Velasquez's background as a two-time All-American wrestler made him a favorite amongst many to defeat the Brazilian battering machine. Instead, however, the AKA fighter found himself on the business end of a heavy right-hand after electing to exchange punches with dos Santos in the opening round. Though Velasquez makes no excuses for the loss, Mendez says the former title holder is confident that, with a couple of wins, he'll get another crack at reclaiming the gold. But, what do you think LowKick'ers? With the influx of Heavyweight talent coming over from Strikeforce, is Velasquez still the second best in the division? And if so, with the over-under set at two, how many wins will it take for him to get another title shot?