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MMA Junkie Staff

Cain Velasquez cuts deal, pleads no contest to attempted murder, gun charges

A major turn in the case against Cain Velasquez came Friday when the former UFC heavyweight champion cut a deal.

Velasquez’s trial in Santa Clara (Calif.) County court was set to begin next month, and the charges against him included attempted murder. But the East Bay Times reported Velasquez cut a deal Friday to plead no contest to the charges against him.

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