ESPN: Cain Velasquez pleads no contest to attempted murder
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez entered a plea of no contest to felony attempted murder, assault and multiple weapons charges in a California court on Friday in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Velasquez, 42, was facing an attempted murder trial for a Feb. 2022 incident when he allegedly shot repeatedly at a man accused of molesting his son -- but ended up wounding the man's stepfather instead -- after a high-speed car chase. He entered the plea before Judge Arthur Bocanegra at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif.
According to The Mercury News, the former champion was scheduled to begin trial on Sept. 9. A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 18, but the actual sentencing is now expected to occur at a later date.