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He entered the Octagon in Mexico City as the best heavyweight on the planet, hands down. Within 20 minutes, Cain Velasquez was not only the former UFC champion, he had been savagely beaten by a man who some are now considering among the greatest heavyweights of all time.

It was a night of abundant riches for Fabricio Werdum.

Fabricio Werdum submits Cain Velasquez, claims undisputed heavyweight title in UFC 188 main event.

Henry Cejudo’s struggles with the scale appeared to be a thing of the past after he successfully made the 125-pound limit for the second consecutive time ahead of UFC 188, but the Olympic gold medalist had another issue that nearly kept him from fighting Chico Camus on Saturday night.

Henry Cejudo passed his sternest test yet.

Deontay Wilder said before his maiden title defense that he wanted to start another knockout streak. Though it might not reach the gaudy 32 consecutive that he had leading into his fight with Bermane Stiverne in January, he got off to the right start on Saturday night.

After disappointing himself and his team Friday by failing to make the featherweight limit, Nicholas Walters was stripped of his WBA title. Walters vowed not make the mistake again and immediately began a plan to regain the belt, but he first had to beat the man he was scheduled to defend it against: Miguel Marriaga.

Sherdog.com’s live UFC 188 coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. ET.

Sherdog’s live Showtime Boxing coverage kicks off at approximately 9:45 p.m. ET.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will head South of the Border again on Nov. 21 for a Fight Night card in Monterrey, Mexico.