Dos Santos stuns Velasquez in 01: 04 for titles in the UFC network debut

11:05 PM Posted by Mario Galarza

Junior Dos Santos takes Cain Velasquez's heavyweight belt and improves his record to 14-1. (AP) Junior dos Santos takes Cain Velasquez heavyweight belt and improved his record to 14. (AP)

ANAHEIM, Kalifornien--64 seconds a decade-long journey ended Dana white stand before a Bank of cameras and announced the UFC first battle on prime-time network television as a complete success, how long it took.

"It was a good night," said President of the UFC. "Nothing wrong has to put on a live production." "It was perfect."

Junior dos Santos couldn't resist chiming in.

"I agree", said the UFCs new heavyweight champion, grinning broadly.

Cain Velasquez stopped dos Santos only 01: 04 in their UFC heavyweight title fight Saturday night, claiming the Velasquez belts and first show bring millions of alleged those new to the sport of mixed martial arts promotion a rapid end.

The short struggle was the only event on a one-hour broadcast on Fox, who earlier this year signed the UFC to a shipment of seven-year contract. All newcomers to the sport, which have a taste of MMA of violence, but not much sonst-- in particular, when they returned late from a commercial break.

Or even if she blinked.

Dos Santos hit Velasquez with an overhand right early in the first round, staggering the previously undefeated champion on the canvas. The Brazilian Challenger jumped on Velasquez, defended himself just before dos Santos relentless ground and pound hits finally succumb.

"All my fights I search the knockout," dos Santos said who broke into tears in the cage. "My coach used me to say that I have big hands, so I have tried to use a point in time." "It is good to use my strength, and that was today."

On the day after the UFC with an eight man tournament with no weight classes and a round fights to the finish with almost no rules, debuted exactly 18 years, his long-awaited major TV contract began the dominant advertising companies prime-time MMA with its first live show. The UFC use Spotlight, party tents and a red carpet outside Honda Center, which hosted several major MMA events in relatively short history of the sport, and the audience was filled with personalities from the Fox testing of stars and every other corner of Hollywood.

Debut was most of the show by a primer on MMA and profiles of the two Kämpfer--picked up along with a post fight analysis than expected.

White claims that it is all part of the larger plan.

"We have on this production and we cooperate and collaborate, and once these battles start whatever happens, happens", White said. "We can control not fighting."

White chose these two fearsome fighters for debuted Fox due to the high potential for interruption MoneyLine - but white openly to questions Velásquez of decision and fight with dos Santos, one of the best fighter in MMA. Dos Santos said that he was not 100% healthy and recognized "fear" before the fight.

No one could say - certainly not Velasquez, whose one-year Herrschaft in his first title defence ended.

"I just want to say, I'm sorry, my fans, family and friends." "I disappointed you," said Velasquez, with the decision of an arbitrator, the fight to stop. "I am much more than that." "I will be back, and I will take the belt back."

Dos Santos called Velasquez (9-1) only large blow his balance interrupted, when it landed behind the ear. The first minute before dos Santos almost decisive blow anything besides a takedown attempt by Velasquez recorded that was thwarted by dos Santos.

"It was a good shot," said Velasquez. "He has a lot of makes." I waited too much for him. "He went and what he should do so indeed, to do, hat way to him."

Velasquez had not since October 2010, fought when he claims that the belt of Brock Lesnar in the same Octagon at Honda Center, but tore his rotator cuff in the process.

Dos Santos is third Brazilian UFC champion, featherweight belt holder Jose Aldo and longtime Middleweight Champ Anderson Silva, widely considered the world's best pound for pound fighter.

Dos Santos has a menacing view on the UFC was horizon, and he more casual MMA fans which serve several years as coach against Lesnar on the ultimate fighter, the UFC popular reality show, earlier in this year.

Relatively late, rotate as Velasquez took dos Santos MMA pro to 21 in 2006. In November 2007, he received his only professional loss as Joaquim Ferreira you see him in the first round, but dos Santos was rarely itself in trouble in a fight since.

Dos Santos debut a spectacular UFC in October 2008, stop strongly favored Brazilian Fabricio Werdum only 01: 20 in the first round of their fight. He climbed the heavyweight ladder with switching-off of the Veterans Stefan Struve, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga before the victorious decisions on Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin title to get shots.

His next opponent the winner of Lesnar is expected to fight against Alistair Overeem in Las Vegas on Dec. 30 on pay per view.

"I have no preference," said dos Santos. "I choose never an opponent." Doesn't matter who will be my next opponent. I am not now, to think about. "I want Brazil and a large, large barbeque previous post for my family and my partner."


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