Cain Velasquez: Former UFC champion sentenced to prison for 2022 shooting | Mixed Martial Arts News

The retired heavyweight athlete has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading no contest to attempted murder.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to five years in prison for a shooting in 2022 when he chased after the man accused of molesting his son.

Velasquez was sentenced in Santa Clara County, California, on Monday after he pleaded no contest to attempted murder, felony assault and other related gun charges last August for…