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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding

Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez sentenced to 5 years for 2022 shooting

Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for a shooting in 2022 where he chased after the man accused of molesting his son.

Velasquez was sentenced in Santa Clara County after he pled no contest to attempted murder, felony assault, and other related gun charges last August for what the district attorney's office called a “vigilante shooting spree.” He will receive credit for time served.

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