Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Longtime manager and former WSOF executive Ali Abdelaziz said fans aren’t getting the whole story about Cain Velasquez ’s withdrawal from UFC 207. “If everybody thinks this fight didn’t happen because of the commission, you’re wrong,” he told MMAjunkie Radio on Monday. The Nevada State Athletic Commission, which oversees Friday’s pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, recently declined to clear Velasquez (14-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) to compete against ex-champ Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1 MMA, 9-3 UFC), prompting the UFC to cancel the fight. The NSAC cited concerns about Velasquez’s safety after he gave an interview to ESPN.com in which he spoke of ongoing back pain in advance of surgery after the fight, as well as his use of cannabidiol (CBD) – a compound made from marijuana – to treat symptoms. Abdelaziz doesn’t take issue with the commission’s decision to rule out Velasquez.
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