Former UFC star Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after he did not invoke any competition in 2022 shooting by a man whom he allegedly molested his son.
Velasquez was arrested in February 2022 for murder attempts and several gun fees after police said he fired against a pickup carrying the man whom he allegedly sexually assaulted his 4-year-old son. The man was later identified as Harry Gular.
Prosecutors said Velasquez chased a pickup carrying the man for 11 miles through busy streets in the San Jose area, authorities said.
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Luke Rock team responds after his match against Paulo Costa under the UFC 278 in the Vivint Arena 20 August 2022 in Salt Lake City. (Alejandro Salazar/Pximages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Velasquez receives credit for 1,283 days earned in jail, which equals about three years, according to to Ktvu. He has a year and a half left in his verdict.
However, one of his former UFC colleagues, Luke Rockhold, wants the number to shrink with the help of President Donald Trump.
“I think it just comes down to the fact that this whole system is wrong. He has done his time. He has proven he is not a threat to society. He has done countless things. I’ve gone with him to children’s hospitals to visit children and see the joy he brings people.
Cain Velasquez appears in the Superior Court Hall of Justice in San Jose, California, April 12, 2022. (Matt Erickson/USA Today)
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“If there was ever a time for President Trump to step in and earn a real pardon that makes all sense in the world … our situation is somewhat justified.
“Cain is one of the kindest, sweetest – until you hit Cain on his face until you wrong him he will never do anything wrong. He is a big teddy bear, what can I say?”
The ex-master claimed no competition for crime and gun taxes as part of a negotiated agreement with Santa Clara County prosecution, District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in August. Exceeded murder complaints against Velasquez were dropped as part of the deal.
Velasquez served his first UFC Heavyweight Championship In 2012 by defeating Junior Dos Santos. Velasquez successfully defended his title twice.
Cain Velasquez has his hands packed behind the stage during a UFC Fight Night event at Talking Stick Resort Arena February 17, 2019 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/ZUFFA LLC via Getty Images)
He had a short pro -wrestling career in WWE and Mexico’s AAA.
