Biography
The world-famous fighter of mixed martial arts (MMA) is heavyweight, twice the UFC champion in its weight category, owner of a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a number of honorary awards. American of Mexican origin became famous for incredible endurance and original struggle technician, thanks to whom she defeated such famous rivals like Junior Dos Santos, Brock Lesnar, Anthony Silva, and others.Childhood and youth
Kane Ramirez Velasquez was born on July 28, 1982 in Salinas, California. The father of the future fighter, Efrein Velasquez, immigrated to the USA from the Mexican state of Sinaloa, a famous ambassador of the largest drug market. My mother Isabel Velasquez is a native of California, originally from the city of Fresno.
Kane grew up in UME at the company Sisters Adela and Junior Brother named Efrain Jr.. Here, in Arizona, parents worked on vegetable plantations, collecting the harvest of lettuce latice. Children helped them as much. Already then, seeing how hard it goes to parents earnings, Kane realized that he should strive for another, better life.
The primary education Velasquez received at the School of Kof. Here he is seriously interested in sports: 3 years played football on the position of the midfielder, was the captain of the team. Parents wanted the Son to go to the box, but Kane made a choice in favor of the struggle. For the period of school competitions, the young man won 110 battles from 120, which became its first semisting record.
For youthful merit, it is worth attributed to the two-time status of the winner in the Arizona Championships on the struggle among students. At the end of the school, Velasquez entered the Central College of Iowa, where he successfully defended the state of the state, becoming the champion of the United States to combat students in the Junior League in 2002.
After College Kane continued education at Arizona State University. Being a representative of the university sports team "Sun Devils", the guy conducted a 103 battle, of which he won 86 and became the two-time USA champion in the fight against the state of Arizona in 2005 and 2006. After graduating from Arizona University, Kane goes to San Jose, where he enters the American Academy of Kickboxing, firmly deciding to become a professional MMA fighter.
Martial arts
The debut of Velasquez in mixed martial arts took place on October 7, 2006, when he went to the ring against Jesse Foyarchik in the StrikeForce tournament. In the first round, Kane sent an opponent to technical knockout. The same result, only at a mark of 4 minutes, the newcomer shown in a fight with invincible Jerelemia constant in the Bodogfight: St. Petersburg tournament.
A year after training at the Kane Academy won the blue belt at the Brazilian Jitu Championship. After that, debuts in the UFC tournaments ("Absolute Fight Championship"): In 2008, a fight was held against the same debutant - Australian Brad Morris, in which Velasquez once again demonstrated his corporate style of struggle, winning the fight after a crushing Nokdaun.
Already after these two victories of Velasquez recorded in the rising stars of MMA fighting. But Mexican decided to prove that he was capable of more, continuing a series of triumphal fights. Soon he strengthened his position with new achievements - defeated the Irish fighter Jake O'Brien, and after him, in 2009, Europeans Denis Stonishch, who became the first who stood against Kane to the 2nd round, but still was sent to technical knockout.
Velasquez defeated a number of serious opponents, among which such names as Chane Congo, Ben Rottwall, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueir, before in 2010 he was offered to beat the UFC title.
The duel against the famous enemy, the acting champion of Lesnar, ended in the unconditional victory of Kane, despite the fact that Lesnar noticeably superior to him in dimensions and power: the growth of Mexican is 185 cm, and the weight of only about 100 kg, while his opponent - 191 cm, and the weight of over 120 kg.
After defeating Lesnar in the 1st round with technical knockout, Velasquez entered his biography of the first title of UFC champion in severe weight.
"I always competed with the guys who were much more than me. And it was always pretty good against them ... "- remembers Velasquez now.However, the victory was worth a mexican of serious injury. After surgery on a broken right shoulder, he returned to the ring only in the fall of 2011 to confirm the champion title in battle against the Brazilian fighter Junior Dos Santos. However, this time, luck changed Kane, Dos Santos knocked it out. The title of super heavyweight champion went to the enemy.
In the post-match interview, the ex-champion said that he lost the form due to rehabilitation after the operation, but promised fans in a short time to return the honorary title. Before restraining the promise, Kane spent very important in his career battle with Brazilian heavyweight Anthony Silva on the nicknamed Bigfoot, known for the fact that he sent to the knockout of the invincible Fedor Emelyanenko.
During the fight Kane, the head of the enemy, and the fight turned into a bloody "Messa". Silva also injured the hand of Mexican, but despite this, he was able to knock out Brazilian heavyweight.
December 29, 2012, Dos Santos and Velasquez again grabbed the champion belt. Kane went into octave in good shape and from the first minutes began to dominate. But Dos Santos Straight lasted five rounds before finally surrender. The battle ended by the triumphal victory of Kane, the title was returned. A year later, in 2013, Dos Santos again made an attempt to return the belt, but again lost to the titled Mexican.
2012-2013 - Peak of Fight Career Velasquez. Out of success, he even made a tattoo in the Gothic style "Brown Pride" on the chest.
"In our childhood," Brown Pride "meant" Mexican Pride ". I made myself a tattoo so that people knew: I am Mexican and proud of it! "," Explained the fighter.Experts explain the success of Velasquez by a special approach to technology. In comparison with other fighters, Kane has time to make 7.5 times more strikes.
In the spring of 2014, UFC announced that Kane Velasquez and the Brazilian Fighter, the former World Champion of the UFC in the hard weight Fabrikiu Werld, were chosen by the participants of the fight in the first tournament "The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America". The fight was scheduled for November 15, 2014.
However, due to the operation on a broken meniscus, Kane duel took place on June 14, 2015 in Mexico. The battle in which Velasquez recognized the undisputed favorite, unexpectedly ended with the defeat of Mexican. The Werdy piled him from the legs in the middle of the Third Round. Velasquez was restored after defeat and injuries, went out into octave in the summer of 2016, defeating the American Trevis Brown. Mexican began to prepare for the match-revenge with Wervion in 2016, but the Commission did not allow Kane to a fight on health.
Personal life
The personal life of Kane Velasquez became known after his public appearance with a friend Michelle Borces in June 2007. A month later, the couple confirmed serious relationships. And on May 6, 2009, their firstborn was born - the daughter of Coral Love Velasquez.
The fighter made Michelle's offer on February 23, 2010 during a romantic walk through Bondi Beach in Australian Sydney. And on May 28, 2011 in Arizona, lovers became husband and wife.
Kane Velasquez now
In 2018, it was about the fact that the UFC heavyweight champion Kane Velasquez visits training with the participation of wrestlers from WWE - an organization competing with UFC and opposing wrestling MMA battles.
In September 2018, it became known that Velasquez helped the Russian UFC champion in the lightweight Weight Habiba Nurmagomedov to prepare for his fight with the Irish fighter UFC by McGregor Correspondence. Russian himself announced this in his "instagram", placing a photo from training.
Titles and awards
- 2010 - FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (MMA)
- 2010 - FIGHTER OF THE YEAR BAZZIE AWARD
- 2010 - Fighter Of The Year (MMA Live)
- 2010 - FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (SERDOG)
- 2010 - Fighter of the Year (Mmajunkie.com)
- 2010 - All-Violence 1st Team (Sherdog)
- 2010 - All-Violence 1st Team (Sherdog)
- 2012 - All-Violence 1st Team (Sherdog)
- 2013 - All-Violence 1st Team (Sherdog)