Velasquez Admits That He Might Have Been ‘Too Transparent’ Regarding Health Prior to UFC 207

Cain Velasquez will no longer be fighting at UFC 207 after the Nevada Athletic Commission deemed him medically unfit to face Fabricio Werdum on Friday’s card in Las Vegas, but the ex-heavyweight champion maintains that he would have been ready to fight.The American Kickboxing Academy product was pulled from the card shortly after an interview with ESPN.com in which he admitted to the use of Cannabidiol, a compound found in cannabis, to combat sciatic nerve pain in his right leg caused by bone spurs. Velasquez was scheduled to undergo surgery, the eighth procedure of his career, after the bout on Jan. 4, but the NAC decided that “competing [at UFC 207] would place him in significant physical risk.” On Wednesday, Velasquez issued a lengthy statement regarding the cancellation of the UFC 207 bout on his Facebook page. “On December 24th, a conference call was held during which my doctor indicated to the NSAC that my previous CT scans, MRIs and x-rays were all indicative of me being able to fight without the expectation of further injury. At this point the NSAC requested all of these test results and we obviously agreed to comply,” Velasquez wrote. “Within about 10 minutes of the conference call, I …

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