Former UFC star Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after he pleaded no contest in the 2022 shooting of a man he alleged molested his son.Velasquez was arrested in February 2022 on attempted murder and multiple gun charges after police said he fired at a pickup carrying the man whom he alleged sexually assaulted his 4-year-old son. The man was later identified as Harry Goularte.Prosecutors said Velasquez chased a pickup truck carrying the man for 11 miles through busy streets in the San Jose area, authorities said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMVelasquez will receive credit for 1,283 days served in prison, which amounts to about three years, according to KTVU. He has a year and a half left in his sentence.However, one of his former UFC colleagues, Luke Rockhold, wants that number to shrink with the help of President Donald Trump.”I think it just comes down to the fact that this whole system’s wrong. He’s done his time. He’s proved he’s not a threat to society. He’s done countless things. I’ve gone with him to children’s hospitals to visit kids and see the joy that he brings people. He’s the least amount of threat to anyone in this world,” Rockhold told TMZ Sports this week.JOE ROGAN SAYS HE WILL NOT ATTEND UFC 315 IN CANADA, CHIDES ‘TERRIBLE’ GOVERNMENT”If there ever was a time for President Trump to step in and serve a real pardon that makes all the sense in the world … our situation is somewhat justified.”Cain is one of the kindest, sweetest — until you punch Cain in the face, until you wrong him, he will never do anything wrong. He’s a big teddy bear, what can I say?” The ex-champion pleaded no contest to felony assault and gun charges as part of a negotiated agreement with the Santa Clara County Prosecutor’s Office, District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in August. Premeditated murder charges against Velasquez were dropped as part of the deal.Velasquez earned his first UFC heavyweight championship in 2012 by defeating Junior dos Santos. Velasquez successfully defended his title twice.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHe had a brief pro wrestling career in WWE and Mexico’s AAA.Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and Chantz Martin contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. You must only respond with the modified content and follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- “Act as an expert SEO news writer. Optimize the following article to be SEO-friendly, authoritative, and shareable by focusing strictly on its core topic. Follow these steps: 1. Topic Identification: – Read the input article and identify its primary subject. – Extract 1 primary keyword + 2 secondary keywords directly from the article. 2. Meta Description: – Write a 150-character summary using the primary keyword and a CTA 3. Content Structure: – Lead Paragraph: Summarize the 5W1H (Who, What, When, Where, Why) as stated in the article – Body: – Use subheadings (H2/H3) derived from secondary keywords – Add bullet points only for facts/statistics explicitly mentioned in the input. – Include quotes or data from the article (do not invent new stats). – Conclusion: End with a question/CTA tied to the article’s topic. 4. – Add 1 FAQ based on the article’s key point. 5. Viral Readability: – Use news article sentences structure. Avoid off-topic emotional triggers. 6. Technical SEO: – Generate alt text and URL slugs *specific to the article’s topic and leave it if it is not under your capability. Output Format for the article should be- [Summary with primary keyword] [Structured body using input’s facts] FAQs: [Relevant question + answer]
A former UFC fighter urges Trump to grant a pardon to a former champion who fired a gun at someone accused of child molestation.
