UFC legend Cain Velasquez released from prison after controversial shooting in 2022

Cain Velasquez is a free man. The former two-time UFC heavyweight champion was released from prison on Sunday after serving the last 11 months behind bars following a controversial 2022 shooting conviction.

Velasquez, 43, was sentenced to five years in prison in San Jose, California, on March 24, 2025, after being found guilty of attempted murder and other charges, ending a three-year saga that was repeatedly delayed in the courts and sparked widespread anger within the mixed martial arts community. Velasquez’s sentence included the[inmoqdi;l-ekschampionqatta’kważisenaħabswaral-inċidenttal-2022kifukollkważisentejnarrestatf’darub’monitertal-għaksa

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