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Cain Velasquez Releases First Statement Since Arrest, Urges ‘True Victims to ‘Come Forward’

Cain Velasquez has broken his silence the first time since being charged with attempted murder, releasing a statement on social media urging the “true victims” in the case to “come forward.”

Velasquez is facing attempted murder and multiple other charges after firing shots at a man accused of molesting a younger relative of the fighter’s on multiple occasions. Velasquez was denied bail at an arraignment after it was determined too great a risk to release the former UFC heavyweight champion.

Velasquez’s full statement is as follows:

“To everyone that has expressed your support, my family and I will never be able to thank you enough.