Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Arrested For Attempted Murder

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Published on March 2 2022 6:01 am
Last Updated on March 2 2022 6:01 am

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder, the San Jose, California, Police Department announced Tuesday.

He’s being held without bail. The 39-year-old was allegedly involved in a shooting Monday in which one man was shot, suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the “motives and circumstances” were still being investigated. Velasquez was a two-time UFC heavyweight champion, holding the title in 2010 and 2011 and again from 2012 to 2015.