The UFC teammates supporting legendary Cain Velasquez after 5-year prison sentence for attempted murder of his son’s alleged abuser
While the fighter says he accepts all the punishment that is sent his way for acting incorrectly, there are many who understand what he did.
As we told you on Monday, former UFC heavyweight champion Caín Velásquez was sentenced to five years in prison. This punishment was due to the high-speed chase and shooting incident he was involved in back in February 2022.
Support shown for Velásquez‘s revenge attack
Given that the charges stemmed from an incident where he chased a man, Harry Goularte, accused of sexually abusing Velásquez‘s then four-year-old son at a daycare center – which was owned by the man’s mother, also in the car at the time – there is some sympathy for his attempt at violent retribution.
BREAKING: UFC champ Cain Velasquez was sentenced to 5 years in prison, with 1,283 days credit for time served. The judge was choked up and had tears in his eyes. He said keeping a son from his father was the worst punishment, and he gave Cain the lightest possible sentence. pic.twitter.com/tnqPaHZtiQ
— Amy Larson (@AmyLarson25) March 24, 2025
It was reported that Superior Court Judge Arthur Bocanegra had “tears in his eyes” when delivering his sentence at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose. And support from those in UFC and elsewhere wasn’t slow in coming, including personal letters being sent.
🚨 34 people wrote personal letters to the judge in 2022 pleading for Cain Velasquez’s bail release including:
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) March 25, 2025
▫️ Dana White
▫️ Khabib
▫️ Islam Makhachev
▫️ Daniel Cormier
▫️ Kamaru Usman
▫️ Rey Mysterio
▫️ Henry Cejudo
▫️ Yair Rodriguez
▫️ Brandon Moreno
▫️ Kelvin Gastelum pic.twitter.com/GUwqMzT4vg
It’s crazy that Cain Velásquez was sentenced to 5 years!!! The only thing he did wrong was missing the target!!!
— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) March 25, 2025
Cain Velasquez deserves to walk free today.
— UFC King (@UFCFriedChicken) March 24, 2025
DA asked for 30 years to life, and Cain pled no contest, 5 years is the best case scenario. Hope he gets out sooner 🙏 Free Cain Velasquez pic.twitter.com/QXWYom5I6U
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) March 24, 2025
Once he is a free man, Cain Velasquez's eventual UFC Hall-of-Fame induction is going to be an all-time great moment. Imagine the ovation this man is going to receive! #FreeCain
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) March 25, 2025
Khabib reacts to Cain Velasquez imprisonment 🦁 pic.twitter.com/yXvB5xLEVM
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) March 25, 2025
🗣️ Bryce Mitchell: "Pardon Cain Velasquez and put these child molesters to death. That's what I would do."
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) March 25, 2025
🎥 @ThugnastyMMA #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/EOXqz0STxI
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