When it comes to altitude, make like Jimmie's Chicken Shack and do whatever it takes (to get you high).
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez wasn't overly-concerned about the elevation in Mexico City, so he didn't spend much time there while preparing for the UFC 188 pay-per-view (PPV) event back in June.
That's why head coach Javier Mendez told Talking Brawls (via MMA Fighting) that newly-crowned champion Fabricio Werdum and his coaches -- already on location for several months -- succeeded where American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) failed.
His words:
"Going into the fight, one minute into it, when he took Fabricio down, then he gets up and I notice he was breathing pretty heavy and I'm like, 'Oh, shit.