MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cWe always have to have faith. It doesn\u2019t matter what position we\u2019re in, where we\u2019re at. We\u2019ve always got to look for the best-case scenario for us and just know that our lives are something much bigger and it\u2019s all going to work out for the best, always\u2026 They had me in protective custody. It was very low-key. (There was) only a few people that I was able to kind of hang out with. I guess the good thing about it is you\u2019ve got a lot of alone time with yourself, and the bad thing about it was you\u2019ve got a lot of alone time with yourself…<\/p>\n“I did (hear about the support), and I have, and I just want to thank everyone,” Velasquez continued. “I truly appreciate everyone\u2019s support in all of it. It means so much to me. It gave me a lot of strength when I was in there. I feel it and I just want thank everybody forever for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cain Velasquez is currently awaiting his trial date, but as he does he is out of jail and can spend time with his family.<\/p>\n
Velasquez ended his MMA career back in 2019 with a KO loss to Francis Ngannou. In his career, the former heavyweight champ holds notable wins over Junior dos Santos, twice, Brock Lesnar, Ben Rothwell, Cheick Kongo, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira among others.<\/p>\n
What do you make of Cain Velasquez’s thoughts on his time in jail?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u2019 It 100 podcast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":454983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10141,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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