Former UFC site coordinator Burt Watson returns with the eighth installment of “Legend 2 Legend,” as he sits down with former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.

Video produced by Abbey Subhan

0:00 – Intro: We rollin'!
2:15 – From wrestling to MMA
5:17 – Fighting as a smaller heavyweight
8:58 – On beating Brock Lesnar for UFC gold
15:21 – On Junior Dos Santos trilogy
19:38 – On being the pride of Mexico
22:36 – On retiring from MMA, trying pro wrestling
28:00 – Shoutout to DC, career highs and lows
31:12 – What comes next

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