Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has made the decision to move on from MMA so he can focus on professional wrestling. Velasquez (14-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) has informed the UFC of his intention to withdraw from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool, effectively signaling his retirement from active MMA competition, a person with knowledge of the situation told MMA Junkie. The decision by Velasquez, who suffered a 26-second knockout loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC on ESPN 1 in February in his only fight in more than three years, likely sets the stage for a full-time move to pro wrestling. That move was signified when on Friday Velasquez showed up on the WWE Smackdown debut on FOX when he confronted newly crowned WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, who he dethroned of the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 121 in October 2010. Velasquez made his in-ring debut with the AAA promotion in Mexico City in August and impressed with the quickness in which he adapted.
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Ex-UFC champ Cain Velasquez intends to withdraw from USADA testing pool – MMA Junkie