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Cain Velasquez 'wondering what the hold up is' with Junior dos Santos rematch - MMAmania.com

Life doesn't always afford us the opportunity to redeem ourselves. Many of the mistakes we make end up haunting us, offering no chance to set things straight, once and for all.

This also holds true for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters, but every now and then, fate smiles and extends a much needed olive branch.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight fighter Cain Velasquez has been given such an opportunity, as it was recently announced he'll get a second crack at Junior dos Santos, who brutally knocked him out when the two fought for the first time at UFC on Fox 1 in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2011.

The real question is: When will the fight ever get scheduled? For months now, speculation has run rampant regarding which card will host the rematch.

After the jump, we'll hear from Velasquez (via his interview with "Inside MMA") about his current health status, as well as when he thinks the fight will finally go down:

Since these two big-time heavyweights threw down the first time, Velasquez has been able to re-think his strategy and what he did wrong in defeat:

He definitely feels like he'll have a better strategy going into his second go-round, but he's still not over the initial setback. According to Velasquez, it's a moment he's re-lived since last November:

So, when will this second battle of the behemoths take place? As far as Velasquez is concerned, your guess is just as good as his:

Some of the speculation that has been bandied about is that the UFC is dragging its feet because they'd prefer to see "Cigano" fight Alistair Overeem when he returns in December.

He's heard the chatter, but he feels like he is the name that makes the most sense, because he can be ready as soon as they need him to be:

If Velasquez were to get passed over, it wouldn't be the first time Dana White and the UFC had gone back on what they originally promised.

Be that as it may, there's no one else on Cain's radar but "JDS:"

What say you, Maniacs? Are you tired of the UFC taking their sweet time nailing down a date for this fight? Is there any chance Velasquez will get cheated out of a title shot in favor of "The Reem?"

[KevoOnTheRadio]

If AO comes back and gets the shot over Cain....

[TheDoucheyWun]

I think the UFC wanted it for their Rio card but after they got Aldo and Belfort on it JDS wasn't needed their. JDS probs still wants to fight at home and the UFC is wondering out of their boatload of cards lined up which one would be best to toss this on 2.

[AnchorPunch]

cain has earned it and there aren't a lot of other fights out there now for him.

it seems like the ufc is worried about promoting a cain/jds fight given the first result and lack of time between them. i think casual fans (and some more serious ones) dismiss cain's chances altogether which is bad for sales.

times like this, i appreciate bellator even more.

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Originally Posted by TheDoucheyWun

I think the UFC wanted it for their Rio card but after they got Aldo and Belfort on it JDS wasn't needed their. JDS probs still wants to fight at home and the UFC is wondering out of their boatload of cards lined up which one would be best to toss this on 2.

Very likely that this is the reason why.

[TheDoucheyWun]

I get that Cain is the biggest threat to JDS and is a beast. But what I do not get is how the UFC heavyweight division is apparently alot deeper than it has ever been yet the number one contender lost his title then rag dolled a guy whom was coming off a loss to his understudy and is now the number 1 contender again.

So much for a deep division.