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    • Cain Velasquez

    United States
    b. 1982-07-28, SalinasBorn 1982-07-28, Salinas
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    Also known as

    Cain Ramirez Velasquez · Cardio Cain

    Description

    American former mixed martial artist and two-time UFC heavyweight champion. A collegiate wrestler at Arizona State University, he trained at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, where he earned a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Leandro Vieira.

    Teachers (2)

    • person
      Dave Camarillo
      sports_martial_artsGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu Probable
      Probable
      Wikipedia and multiple MMA outlets report Velasquez earned a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo while training at AKA; single secondary source
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      location_onAmerican Kickboxing Academy badge (2006)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Wikipedia and multiple MMA outlets report Velasquez earned a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo while training at AKA; single secondary source
      “Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo”
      — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    • Leandro Vieira
      sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
      Probable
      Multiple independent MMA outlets report Leandro Vieira of Checkmat awarded Velasquez his BJJ black belt in October 2013; corroborated by Wikipedia
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      location_onAmerican Kickboxing Academy badge (2013)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Multiple independent MMA outlets report Leandro Vieira of Checkmat awarded Velasquez his BJJ black belt in October 2013; corroborated by Wikipedia
      “a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira”
      — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Lineage

    • Brazilian jiu-jitsuLeandro Vieira ← Romero Cavalcanti ← Rolls Gracie ← Carlson Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 5 generations

    Ranks (2)

    • sports_martial_artsGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
      receipt_longBrown belt Probable
      Probable
      Wikipedia states Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo; date of promotion not stated
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      BJJ Ranking System
      granted by Dave Camarillo
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Wikipedia states Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo; date of promotion not stated
      “Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo”
      — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    • sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
      receipt_longBlack belt Probable
      Probable
      Widely reported in October 2013 across multiple independent outlets (MMA Mania, BJJEE, GracieMag) that Leandro Vieira awarded Velasquez his black belt prior to UFC 166
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      BJJ Ranking System (2013-10)
      granted by Leandro Vieira
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Widely reported in October 2013 across multiple independent outlets (MMA Mania, BJJEE, GracieMag) that Leandro Vieira awarded Velasquez his black belt prior to UFC 166
      “a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira”
      — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Sources

    Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01KZQ7BS7KNPWQ10BYV9FFKFMD
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    Cite and reuse

    CC BY-SA 4.0expand_more
    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Cain Velasquez. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZQ7BS7KNPWQ10BYV9FFKFMD - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01KZQ7BS7KNPWQ10BYV9FFKFMD, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Cain Velasquez}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KZQ7BS7KNPWQ10BYV9FFKFMD}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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