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Chael Sonnen explains why Cain Velasquez is “the scariest fighter in MMA history”
Chael Sonnen has his pick for the scariest fighter in MMA history, and his name is Cain Velasquez. Velasquez is a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. Velasquez was renowned for his wrestling abilities and his conditioning. He’s beaten the likes of Junior dos Santos, Brock Lesnar, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. During an edition of his […]
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Cain Velasquez reflects on “uncomfortable” wrestling match with Brock Lesnar: “It was very different”
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has opened up on his wrestling match with Brock Lesnar. In October 2010, the two met at UFC 121 with the heavyweight title on the line. For his part, Lesnar was attempting to establish a new record for title defenses, with three. Meanwhile, Velasquez was coming off a knockout […]
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Cain Velasquez talks about time spent in jail: “You’ve got a lot of alone time with yourself”
Cain Velasquez has opened up about his time in jail. Velasquez was arrested in February but was granted bail on November 8, which also let him take part in a Lucha Libra wrestling event. Yet, he did spend 253 days in jail and the former UFC heavyweight champion spoke on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast […]
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Cain Velasquez returns to pro wrestling and delivers a powerful message to his fans (Video)
After his release from jail, Cain Velasquez returned to pro wrestling and sent a powerful message to his fans. Velasquez was uncertain about his future after being put behind bars following his attempted murder charge of Harry Goularte. The former UFC heavyweight champion has been granted bail as he awaits his trial. The MMA-turned-wrestling star […]
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Judge allows Cain Velasquez to participate in upcoming Lucha Libre wrestling event in Arizona, can take GPS tracker off
Cain Velasquez will be able to wrestle professionally in Arizona next month. Velasquez was officially released from bail on November 8 after spending months in jail following his attempted murder charge among others. His bail was set at $1 million and would have to wear GPS tracking. He must also comply with a protective order […]
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Cain Velasquez requests permission to compete in Lucha Libre wrestling event while on bail
Cain Velasquez is looking to compete at a Lucha Libre wrestling match on December 3 in Tempe, Arizona. On November 8, Velasquez was officially released on bail. The judge indicated he understood Velasquez’s danger but views it as an isolated incident. Due to Velasquez’s previous criminal history (none), his status as a father with children, […]
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UFC commentator Daniel Cormier gives update on Cain Velasquez after posting bail: “I’m just happy for him to be back”
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given an update on Cain Velasquez. The former UFC heavyweight champion has been embroiled in legal issues since February. Velasquez was arrested and later charged with attempted murder, among other charges. He allegedly chased Harry Goularte Jr. through traffic and fired his handgun at him. Instead of hitting that individual, […]
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Cain Velasquez gives his first statement upon release from jail on $1 million bail: “Just thank you to everybody who had my support”
At last, Cain Velasquez had some good news as he breathed a sigh of relief whilst leaving a holding facility in Santa Clara County. Velasquez underwent eight months in prison pending trial for attempted murder charges. The news broke early Wednesday that Velasquez would be released after he posted $1 million in bail. Over two […]
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Read the letter the Judge read to Cain Velasquez when he granted him bail: “I hope you don’t prove me wrong”
Cain Velasquez was officially granted bail on Wednesday after previously being denied three times. Velasquez has been in jail since February on attempted murder charges among others. Although he had been denied bail three times, Velasquez’s lawyer continued to press on, and on Tuesday, Judge Arthur Bocanegra granted the former heavyweight champ his request. Velasquez’s […]
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Cain Velasquez freed on bail, must wear GPS tracking device
Cain Velasquez has been granted bail. The former UFC heavyweight champion has been in jail since February 28 and has been denied bail three times since. He is facing 10 charges but has pled not guilty to all of them which include attempted murder; shooting at an occupied motor vehicle or aircraft; three counts of assault […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov details the recent conversation he had with longtime friend Cain Velasquez: “God chose to test him in this way”
Khabib Nurmagomedov says he recently talked to Cain Velasquez and opened up on how the call went. Velasquez has been in jail since February 28 and has been denied bail three times since then. The former UFC heavyweight champion is facing a total of 10 charges including attempted murder and if he is found guilty […]
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Cain Velasquez pleads not guilty to charges including attempted murder
Cain Velasquez pleaded not guilty to several charges on Friday in court. According to MMAJunkie’s Nolan King, the former UFC heavyweight champ pled not guilty Friday to multiple charges including attempted murder. Velasquez is facing a total of 10 charges, being attempted murder; shooting at an occupied motor vehicle or aircraft; three counts of assault with […]
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Read the letter UFC President Dana White sent to the judge overseeing the Cain Velasquez case
UFC President Dana White sent the judge of the Santa Clara Superior Court a letter supporting former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. Velasquez (14-3 MMA) was arrested in California on charges of attempted murder back in February. The 39-year-old was reportedly chasing after and shooting at Harry Goularte, a man accused of molesting Cain’s 4-year-old son. […]
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Cain Velasquez denied bail for the third time
Cain Velasquez has been denied bail again. Velasquez appeared in the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose on Monday for a hearing during which Judge Shelyna Brown denied a motion for bail. Yet, for the third time, his bail was denied, MMAJunkie first learned through court documents. According to the report, Velasquez’s […]
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Luke Rockhold pushes for Cain Velasquez to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame: “Everyone can get behind him”
Luke Rockhold believes that former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez needs to be in the Hall of Fame. Earlier this year, the 39-year-old was arrested on attempted murder charges. Reports stated that Velasquez chased a man in a vehicle, firing multiple times. One man was struck by gunfire but had non-life threatening injuries. In the […]
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Accused molester in Cain Velasquez case pleads not guilty to charges
The man accused of molestation in the Cain Velasquez case, Harry Goularte, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Goularte, 43, currently faces a felony charge of lewd acts with a minor child – with the reported victim later being identified as Velasquez’s four-year-old son. Goularte was arrested earlier this year and released […]
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Chuck Liddell sends message of support to Cain Velasquez during attempted murder trial: “We love you”
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is the latest to show support to Cain Velasquez. Earlier this year, the former UFC heavyweight champion was arrested on attempted murder charges. The former MMA fighter reportedly chased a man through traffic and fired at his vehicle several times. Over the following weeks, more details were released as […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov discusses the imprisonment of former teammate Cain Velasquez: “Anybody in the world who respects himself, who loves his family is going to do same thing.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov has weighed in on the imprisonment of Cain Velasquez. The former lightweight kingpin does not believe Velasquez is a danger to society and does believe he should have been granted bail. Cain has been in prison for months now, the courts not granting him bail following his arrest for allegedly shooting Paul Bender […]
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Junior Dos Santos opens up on the ‘absurd mistakes’ he made in UFC fights with Cain Velasquez
Junior Dos Santos has opened up about the ‘absurd mistakes’ he made in his UFC fights with Cain Velasquez. Dos Santos (21-9 MMA) and Velasquez (14-3 MMA) fought a total of three times in the Octagon. The two heavyweights met at UFC Fox 1 in 2011, UFC 155 in 2012, and at UFC 166 in […]
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Victim in alleged Cain Velasquez shooting claims he’s unable to work due to injuries
The alleged victim in the Cain Velasquez shooting is said to be experiencing trauma as a result of the incident. In the wake of Cain Velasquez not being granted bail for the second time, more details have been emerging regarding the case and the impact that has seemingly been left on the victims – most […]
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Brendan Schaub slams judge’s comments about Cain Velasquez: “The years of being a model citizen just goes out the window?”
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub isn’t happy with Cain Velasquez’s judge on his attempted murder trial. Earlier this year, Velasquez was booked on an attempted murder charge after shooting at a car in traffic. Over the following weeks, details emerged as to why the normally quiet former champion took action. Velasquez was reportedly shooting at […]
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Alleged victim in Cain Velasquez shooting speaks out for the first time: “Velasquez has no respect for human life”
The alleged shooting victim of Cain Velasquez has spoken out for the first time after the former fighter was denied bail. Back in February, 64-year-old Paul Bender was the driver of a Chevy Silverado that police say Velasquez rammed with his car and shot at during a high-speed chase. The belief is that the intended […]
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Cain Velasquez denied bail for the second time, judge states he has a “disregard for human life”
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been denied bail once again. In late February, Velasquez was arrested for attempted murder, as well as a litany of other charges. According to reports, the former champion shot at a car and traffic and struck a man. Over the next few weeks, more news emerged about the […]
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Veteran defense attorneys believes Cain Velasquez “threw his life away” with California shooting incident
Veteran defense attorneys have weighed in on the Cain Velasquez shooting incident with some believing he ‘threw his life away’. Cain Velasquez has spent the last three months behind bars after he allegedly got into a high speed chase and shot at Harry Goularte, a man accused of molesting a four year old relative of the […]
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Daniel Cormier opens up on the Cain Velasquez situation: “It absolutely kills me”
Daniel Cormier has opened up about the Cain Velasquez situation. Cormier was just starting his professional mixed martial arts career in late 2010, when Velasquez was the UFC heavyweight champion. The two became good friends and training partners at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). It was last Saturday at UFC 274 that the promotion announced Daniel […]
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Josh Thomson discusses former teammate Cain Velasquez’s arrest: “The justice system failed his son, and him”
Josh Thomson has weighed in on his friend and former teammate Cain Velasquez’s recent arrest. In late February, the former UFC heavyweight champion was arrested for attempted murder. Over the next few weeks, the tale quickly unraveled. It was learned that Velasquez attempted to shoot a man in a car that had allegedly molested a […]
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Defense attorney says accused child molester in Cain Velasquez case is innocent: “He didn’t do it”
The Cain Velasquez case is in the news again, with the defense attorney for Harry Goularte, accused child molester, talking to the media claiming his client is innocent. It was Cain Velasquez who entered into a high speed chase and fired shots into the vehicle Goularte and others were in, who has been charged with […]
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Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez issues statement on his social media
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has issued a statement on social media on his current situation. Velasquez is regarded as one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time. He retired from MMA in 2019 and had been coaching at his longtime American Kickboxing Academy gym in San Jose. Velasquez, 39, is currently in police […]