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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has once again insisted he is keen to move into WWE.

Velasquez, 36, is a two-time champion inside the Octagon but was an NCAA Division 1 wrestler during his college years, winning the NJCAA National Championship in 2001-02.

Last year, he visited the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, and trained with WWE staff during the summer, while the company made a big deal of Velasquez attending a TV taping of NXT, the popular development brand.

Speaking in an interview with MMA fighting, Velasquez admitted he would like to follow in the footsteps of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey.

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“Hell yeah," responded Velasquez when asked about moving into WWE. "I am [interested]. The transition was pretty easy.

"I’m pretty athletic for a big guy. I learn by watching. I’ve never been someone that sits in a classroom and learn that way.”

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Rousey has impressed since joining the company, and the Raw women's champion is now set to main event WrestleMania - just a year after her debut.

Rousey has competed on a full schedule since joining, and doing it full-time is the only way to do it, insists Velasquez.

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“I’m not looking to just do it half-a**** and do some appearances," he added.

"If I do it, I’m gonna do it 100 per cent.”

Velasquez takes on Francis Ngannou in the Octagon in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday night.

With Lesnar's long-term future in question, Velasquez could be an ideal replacement.