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Cain Velasquez could potentially leave prison sooner than expected after the UFC legend had his parole eligibility date updated.
Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a shooting and a high-speed car chase in 2022. He chased and fired several handgun rounds at a car containing Harry Goularte, a man accused of molesting Velasquez's son at his daycare facility. During the shooting, Goularte's stepfather was hit by a bullet and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The now 43-year-old retired fighter pleaded no-contest to attempted murder charges in October 2024 and was handed a five-year sentence with time served. Velasquez is serving his sentence at the Correctional Training Facility, or the Soledad State Prison in California.
Per the California Incarcerated Records database (via MMA Fighting), Velasquez is now eligible for parole in February 2026. While the eligibility date was initially March 2026, prisoners can shave time off their sentences by participating in rehabilitative programs. This means that the former UFC heavyweight champion could apply for parole and potentially be released in February.
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When Daniel Cormier claimed Cain Velasquez could've been the all-time heavyweight GOAT
Earlier this year, Daniel Cormier shared his honest thoughts on Cain Velasquez as a fighter and claimed that the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion could've been the 'GOAT' in his division if it weren't for his injury troubles.
In an interview with Aljamain Sterling on his podcast, Cormier heaped praise on Velasquez's skills and said:
"[Velasquez] was the best. I have never seen anything like it. I still haven't seen anything like it. The training, the skill set, the ability. He really could do it all. If he didn't have all of those injuries, he would be by far the greatest heavyweight of all time. No one would have beaten him."He added:
"He was one of those kids who had nothing; he had so little, so when he would get mixed up with people, no matter what they told him to do, he would do it. So, the strength coach told him to leg press 800 pounds, he did it... He worked and he worked himself into injury after injury after injury."Why did you not like this content?
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