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Werdun defeats Velasquez at UFC 188

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY – Fabricio Werdum of Brazil defeated a rusty Cain Velasquez by submission in the third round to become the undisputed heavyweight champion at UFC 188 on Saturday night.

With 2:13 left in the third round, Werdum (20-5-1) took down Velasquez, who was coming of a 20-month layoff after suffering injuries in his shoulder and knee. It was Werdum’s sixth straight win.

Velasquez (13-2) struggled after suffering a cut around the left eye in the first round.

Also, Mexican-American middleweight Kelvin Gastelum (12-1) got a TKO in the second round to defeat Nate Marquardt (36-15-2), a 36-year-old former Strikeforce champion.