Recent News on Sherdog.com · Mar 24, 2025
Ex-UFC Champ Cain Velasquez Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison during a hearing at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, California, on Monday, according to a report from NBC Sports Bay Area.
Velasquez was present in court Monday after pleading no contest to attempted murder, felony assault and additional gun charges stemming from a February 2022 incident in which the former fighter fired a gun at a truck containing multiple people. During a high-speed chase, Velasquez shot at the vehicle containing Harry Goularte, who was accused of molesting Velasquez’s son. One of the shots hit and injured Goularte’s stepfather, Paul Bender.