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Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Trains At WWE Performance Center

It’s been a big week at the WWE Performance Center, as the latest batch of new recruits reported for training, and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion was also in the house.

Cain Velasquez stopped by the Performance Center, and according to WWE he learned techniques with PC coach Norman Smiley and also participated in a session of DDP Yoga which was led by DDP himself. Velasquez also attended the NXT tapings on Wednesday night.

Velasquez talked to WWE about his training session, and he had noted but good things to say about the experience.

“My experience here has been amazing,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to being here and learning as much as I can. I’ve been a fan of the sport since I was a little kid, and now I get to participate in it.”

Josh Foster

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