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ROSEMEAD, Calif. – When he walked into the UFC’s Rosemead, Calif. gym some 13 months ago, Cain Velasquez was the best challenger the promotion had to offer heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar.

Now Velasquez is the champ, and Junior Dos Santos sits on the horizon waiting to dethrone him.

Oddsmakers still see Velasquez as a slight favorite leading into his headliner with Dos Santos, which takes place Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., as the main event of UFC on FOX.

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It could be the biggest fight in UFC history, but who actually wins it?

In our latest MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we asked readers to predict the winner of this weekend’s historic UFC on FOX headliner between heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior Dos Santos.

And according to MMAjunkie.com readers, this one’s a toss-up.

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Cain Velasquez spoke exclusively with Sherdog.com ahead of his title bout with Junior dos Santos at UFC on Fox 1.

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As far as UFC fight weeks go, this one is certainly a big one. And while UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez…

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – When Cain Velasquez seized the UFC’s heavyweight crown more than a year ago, the…

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – When Cain Velasquez seized the UFC’s heavyweight crown more than a year ago, he seized another title from Brock Lesnar that night too: “baddest man on the planet.”

Velasquez returns to the octagon for his first title defense this Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. – the site where he captured the championship – to meet No. 1 contender Junior Dos Santos.

But the hype surrounding his bout with the Brazilian boxing specialist rolls off the former Arizona Sun Devil’s back.

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As far as UFC fight weeks go, this one is certainly a  big one.

And while UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and top challenger
Junior Dos Santos will be the center of attention until they finally
square off on FOX this Saturday night, 18 other fighters will also
compete at UFC on FOX.

UFC brass recently revealed the official 10-bout lineup for the Nov. 12
event, which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

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As far as UFC fight weeks go, this one is certainly a  big one.

And while UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and top challenger
Junior Dos Santos will be the center of attention until they finally
square off on FOX this Saturday night, 18 other fighters will also
compete at UFC on FOX 1.

UFC brass recently revealed the official 10-bout lineup for the Nov. 12
event, which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Cinnabar Hills Golf Club is a place a champion such as Cain Velasquez can afford to be off his game – a luxury he won’t have come Nov. 12, when the UFC debuts on network TV on FOX.

Before Velasquez meets Junior Dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight crown, he arrives on the links for a recent charity golf tournament in between morning and nighttime training sessions.

Velasquez was one of 15 fighters donating time and auction items to Turning Wheels for Kids, a local nonprofit that raises money to build new bikes for children.

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Sunday’s well-received “UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos” pre-event special earned a 1.3 household rating and averaged two million viewers.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the Oct. 30 program’s ratings information with an industry source.

The one-hour special, which was the first significant UFC programming on the FOX network, scored a 0.98 rating among men 18-49 and a 0.99 among men 18-34.

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