Former UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, has been shipped to Wasco State Jail in Wasco, Calif., the place the short-lived WWE wrestler can be processed and evaluated earlier than transferring to a everlasting facility, relying on his safety stage.
That’s in accordance with MMA Preventing.
Velasquez, who turns 43 in July, might be paroled as early as March 2026 after receiving a five-year sentence for tried homicide. That’s as a result of the previous luchador has already registered three years behind bars whereas ready for his court docket case to conclude.
Sadly, that GFL teaching gig must wait.
Velasquez pleaded “No Contest” to the 2022 capturing of accused baby molester Harry Goularte, who faces his personal trial in June. Goularte narrowly escaped damage when Velasquez opened fireplace on metropolis streets, wounding Goularte’s passenger within the melee.
Prosecutors petitioned the decide for 30 years to life.
Velasquez (14-3) has not competed since his knockout loss to Francis Ngannou again in early 2019. Regardless of struggling on the finish of his fight sports activities profession, the previous collegiate wrestling standout stays probably the most revered champions in UFC historical past.
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