During his second UFC heavyweight title run that began in 2012, Cain Velasquez was forced to the sidelines due to injury in October 2013. After defending his title for the second time against Junior dos Santos at UFC 166, Velasquez did not return to action until June 2015.
Velasquez ended up dropping the belt to Fabricio Werdum upon his return, and has not been able to get back to title contention since. Last December Velasquez was once again sidelined after being deemed “unfit to fight” by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.