Posted by Vegas Martin in
UFC News
on Thursday, August 12th, 2010

UFC number one heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez 8-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) is more than ready to face his biggest fight at UFC 121 against the current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar 5-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw). He also talks about the tattoo on his chest and what represents it.
Cain Velasquez via BJ Penn.com:
“I got this tattoo for two reasons. One, for everything my parents did to come over to this country, all the hardships they had crossing the border. ‘Brown pride’ when we were growing up meant ‘Mexican pride.’ That’s how we would say it. It’s something to say if we’re proud about where we came from. What my Dad did, my Mom did to get over to this country to me means a lot. I’m proud of where I came from. I’m proud of what Mexican people stand for. We’re known as hard working people. We’re known as fighters. We’re known to have a lot of heart. We’re known to never give up in the gym and have a lot of cardio. To always work hard. The work ethic that my Dad, all the Mexican people bring out in the fields and stuff, we bring to the gym and whatever else we do. Another reason why I got is because when I was growing up I didn’t have anybody to look up to. There’s nobody that was my size that was Mexican that looked like me that I could see in the media. I pretty much didn’t have those dreams of ‘Hey, I can do that stuff. I can be in the media, I can play professional sports.’ I didn’t have that. I didn’t have anybody to look up to so now that I’m in that position, I put ‘Brown Pride’ on my chest to let people know ‘Hey, I’m Mexican. I’m proud to be Mexican. I’m doing good things.’ For those people that just don’t know the story behind it, that’s all I can say. The only thing I can do is clear it up by doing interviews like this.”
MMAKansas
Date: Aug 12, 2010 at 11:19 amYour proud of where you came from? WTF did your mom and dad “go through” so much to bring you here?
It’s all good, just don’t forget the country that MADE you Cain..