10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Cain Velasquez

3. This Amazing TV Statistic

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Now here's a fascinating bit of trivia: last night, Cain Velasquez achieved a spectacular television triple header of being the only man to appear on the very first episode of UFC on FOX, the promotion's big debut on ESPN, and SmackDown's multi-million dollar premiere with the Murdoch empire.

History isn't on his side going into his big match with Brock Lesnar. At UFC on FOX 1, the Arizonan was bested by Junior Dos Santos, and he was similarly beaten - in his home state, no less - by Francis Ngannou at UFC on ESPN 1. We hope he isn't superstitious - though he certainly had the beating of The Beast in LA last night, if that's any consolation.

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