Velasquez vs. Dos Santos: The trilogy the UFC needed
There was a time when two men ruled the UFC heavyweight division.
Those men were Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski.
The two had established themselves as the best heavyweights in the UFC at the time, and had a trilogy of fights for the UFC to capitalize on.
At that time, it was also clear that there were better heavyweight fighters out there, mainly in PRIDE, thus the trilogy didn’t have that feel of greatness.
Now, years later, the UFC finds itself with the heavyweight trilogy that it always longed for.
There is no question that heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos are the top two heavyweight fighters in the world. They verified as much on Saturday with their knockout wins over Antonio Silva and Mark Hunt, respectively.
Now, the UFC is able to market a rubber match between the two after each one has decisively beat the other.
Velasquez and dos Santos have provided a legitimacy to the heavyweight division that has been lacking for a long time.
Sure, there have been some impressive fighters over the last decade, but none that were as technically skilled as Velasquez and dos Santos.
Brock Lesnar was a draw, and a physical freak, but he proved he wasn’t a fighter when he cowered in a ball at the first body kick he took.
Velasquez and dos Santos would have dominated the UFC in the early 2000s and the winner of this upcoming trilogy fight could rule the roost for quite some time.
The UFC finally has its mega heavyweight fight, and it is Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III.
