Birth Name:
Cain Ramirez Velasquez
Birth Place:
Salinas, California, USA
Date of Birth:
July 28, 1982
Ethnicity:
Mexican American
The American MMA fighter is of Mexican descent. He is an All American Collegiate wrestler but has added striking and jiu-jitsu to his repertoire at the American Kickboxing Academy.
Velasquez mentioned on the UFC website that his father encouraged him to get into boxing and follow in the footsteps of the many great Mexican boxers, however for a young Velasquez wrestling was his passion.
Velasquez has the tattoo, “Brown Pride” on his chest as a tribute to his heritage.
Source:
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.Detail&gid=11308
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Of course Mexicans are White and Native American. Look up the meaning of what La Raza means it has something to do with taking pride of mexicans’ native roots.
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wtf his dad looks fuckin white like a menonita he has blue eyes
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Mexicans are Mexicans if they were native they’d be considered native. If they were Spanish that’s what they’d be. Since there isn’t full breed anymore you are considered whatever country you are born in also depending on the generation. He is Mexican-American.
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He’s racially confused, the guy has a tan he’s not BROWN.
Do a DNA test I promise you the majority will be European with some native.
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Hey Asshole Cain Velasquez is Mexican Leave it at that!!!!!!!
Quit being gealous!!!
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he’s a mestizo, his father looks like a pure blood indian and his mother looks like a lightskin asian, hes half indigenous american and half european like most mexicans… im 62 percent native american mexican,i took a autosomal dna admixture test, i know how genetics works…
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