Cain Velasquez became the UFC heavyweight champion 13 years ago today by finishing Brock Lesnar. 18-year-old José Aldo earned his second victory in his professional career by finishing Hudson Rocha by TKO. Phil Hawes knocked out Jacob Malkoun three years ago today. Anthony Johnson knocked out Yoshiyuki Yoshida 14 years ago today. Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from MMA three years ago today with a submission win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Junior dos Santos made his UFC debut 15 years ago today, defeating Fabricio Werdum and starting his nine-fight winning streak in the UFC, which included KOing Cain Velasquez to win the heavyweight title.
15 years ago today: Junior dos Santos makes his UFC debut, shocking Fabricio Werdum and sending him to Strikeforce. It kicked off JDS' nine-fight winning streak in the UFC, which includes KOing Cain Velasquez to win the heavyweight title https://t.co/f9MUXDEc7o
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14 years ago today, Cain Velasquez mauled Ben Rothwell https://t.co/j4J6jUgK1X
14 years ago today, Anthony Johnson knocked out Yoshiyuki Yoshida https://t.co/Tlj4vHMqes
Three years ago today, Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from MMA with a submission win over Justin Gaethje at #UFC254 https://t.co/FWaFAu7bTt
Three years ago today, Phil Hawes knocked out Jacob Malkoun https://t.co/aCf7ZbSouQ
Three years ago today, Khabib Nurmagomedov tapped out Justin Gaethje and then retired https://t.co/UgczPZOkO9
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Oct23.2004 18 year old José Aldo earns the 2nd victory of his professional career, when he finishes Hudson Rocha by TKO https://t.co/cBpOmYUw98
Oct23.2010 Cain Velasquez finishes Brock Lesnar at UFC 121, to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion https://t.co/OLW0Zm2FMN
13 years ago today, Cain Velasquez finished Brock Lesnar to become UFC heavyweight champion https://t.co/XcIpPuLeWW