UFC legend Cain Velasquez sentenced to five years in prison for attempted murder after 2022 shooting

UFC LEGEND Cain Velasquez has been jailed for five years after pleading no contest to attempted murder.

Prosecutors had wanted the two-time heavyweight champ, 42, locked up for 30 years over a 2022 shooting.

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The Californian most recently fought for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

He went into the sentencing hearing having already said he took full responsibility for his actions.

He told The Kyle Kingsbury Podcast: “From what I can say as far as myself, the way that I handled things, that was not the way to do it.

“We cannot put the law in our own hands.”

Velasquez insisted that he recognized the dangerous impact of his behaviour.

He added that this included not just those people directly involved but others too.

Velasquez also said he would accept his punishment, whatever it was.

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