Cain Velasquez set for TripleMania.
At a press conference earlier today, Lucha Libre AAA announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez will be part of their TripleMania event on Aug. 3. An opponent was not given, but the promotion teased the idea of Cain working with Psycho Clown, Pentagon Jr, and Texano Jr.
¡HAY RETO!
— DIARIO RÉCORD (@record_mexico) March 26, 2019
Texano Jr llegó a retar a Caín y así respondió:
- "Yo nunca dije que la lucha libre era falsa"#TriplemaniaXXVll
-- @carlos_zulbaran https://t.co/pfff5T0fPJ pic.twitter.com/K6M847YUvI
Un integrante más para este gran espectáculo #TriplemaníaXXVII @cainmma,será del agrado del público??
— La Tijera Lucha Libre (@LuchaTijera) March 26, 2019
Ahora si, ardera el cuadrilátero ------#latijeraluchalibre pic.twitter.com/cr6R3O89KN
Caín Velázquez @cainmma luchará en #TriplemaníaXXVII aún sin rival por definir #VozEnOff pic.twitter.com/4ETFl9PP7a
— Antonio Fierro (@Antonio_Fierro) March 26, 2019
Velasquez has teased the idea of entering the world of professional wrestling in the past and even spent time at the WWE Performance Center. Injuries have hampered Velasquez' UFC career, though he did say at the TripleMania press conference that he has 2-3 fights left in UFC. He coming off a 26-second KO loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC on ESPN.