Cain Velasquez, a former heavyweight champion of UFC, was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to murder. This load results from the incident in 2022, in which Velasquez shot arrows at a man accused of harassment of his juvenile son.
The incident took place in February 2022, when Velasquez got involved in the 11-kilometer car pursuit, shooting many shots in the vehicle carrying Harry GOULTE, a man accused of harassment of his son. However, Velasquez left him and instead hit his stepfather, Paul Bender, who suffered life -threatening injuries.
The verdict of Velasquez caused a mixed reaction, and some MMA personalities expressed their dissatisfaction. In particular, Velasquez will receive a loan for a time, which covers almost three years spent in custody and under the restriction of the house. Therefore, it is expected to serve about 18 months to two years before he can seem.
The messages were caused by the reactions of several MMA fighters, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, a friend and former training partner Velasquez with American Kickboxing Academy (AKA).
“Stay Powerful Lion” Khabib Nurmagomedov via Instagram Story expresses his support for his long -time friend Cain Velasquez.
Khabib Nurmagomedov had previously supported his teammate in one of his interviews with TMZ.
“I want to embrace his hand, give him good energy. Everyone in the world who respects himself who loves his family will do the same.” Nurmagomedov said.
The MMA community stands at Cain Velasquez
Several other fighters reacted to messages and expressed support for Velasquez.
Former BMF champion Jorge Masvidal, he reacted to messages. “#FreeCain” wrote on Twitter Masvidal.
Former airy claimant Michael Chiesa wrote on Twitter:
“Cain should not take prison. In the heat of the moment, which man would not have the passage of the sentence to protect his family. You should focus on a man who committed crimes much worse than what Cain did. I am grateful only 5 years instead of 30 years.”
“This is terrible,” said former league champion 185 Chris Weidman.
Many MMA fighters, such as Gilbert Burns, Darren Till, Derek Brunson and Joanna Jedczczyk, supported and used the hashtag “#freeCain”.
A pivotal women’s flyweight matchup has been removed from the next
Ultimate Fighting Championship numbered event.
Erin
Blanchfield’s bout against Jasmine
Jasudavicius has been scrapped from the Aug. 15 card at Xfinity
Mobile Arena in Philadelphia due to an injury on Blanchfield's end,
per MMA Junkie's Nolan King. The promotion is reportedly looking to
rebook the contest for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17 at Rogers
Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, instead.
The withdrawal marks the first time Blanchfield has been forced out
of a fight during her UFC tenure. She is on a two-fight win streak,
beating Rose
Namajunas and Tracy
Cortez in her most recent Octagon appearances.
Meanwhile, Jasudavicius was looking to build on a unanimous
decision win over Karine
Silva in April. With her clash with Blanchfield now being
targeted for the next UFC event in Canada, she'll have the crowd
behind her when they eventually collide.
The UFC 330 lineup is currently as follows:
Islam
Makhachev vs. Ian Machado
Garry – for welterweight title Mackenzie
Dern vs. Gillian
Robertson – for women’s strawweight title Edson
Barboza vs. Esteban
Ribovics Tresean
Gore vs. Vicente
Luque Mansur
Abdul-Malik vs. Dustin
Stoltzfus Myktybek
Orolbai vs. Jeremiah
Wells Geoff
Neal vs. Chidi
Njokuani Ramiz
Brahimaj vs. Neil
Magny Kaue
Fernandes vs. Jalin
Turner Charles
Johnson vs. Jose
Ochoa Lucas
Fernando vs. Rafael
Tobias Donte
Johnson vs. Eric
McConico
After 15 years, Darren Elkins is set for his final UFC bout. |
📷: Getty/UFC
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship has finalized the lineup for its
next Fight Night at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, including Octagon
veteran Darren
Elkins' final appearance in the promotion.
The card, headlined by Mateusz
Gamrot and Quillan
Salkilld, is scheduled for Aug. 8.
UFC Fight Night lineup features Darren Elkins vs. Yadier Del
Valle and Gamrot vs. Salkilld
Elkins (29-12) will square off against
Dana White's Contender Series alum Yadier Del
Valle.
The 42-year-old has been on the UFC roster since 2010, earning
memorable victories over the likes of Mirsad
Bektic, Michael
Johnson, Dennis
Bermudez and Luiz
Eduardo Garagorri. Furthermore, Elkins has shared the cage with
several former champions and fan favorites, albeit in losing
efforts, against Alexander
Volkanovski, Charles
Oliveira, Chad Mendes
and UFC Hall of Famer Cub
Swanson.
New matchups added to the card include Ty Cole
Miller vs. Billy Goff,
Juliana
Miller vs. Ravena
Oliveira, Diego
Ferreira vs. Billy
Quarantillo and Diyar
Nurgozhay vs. Bruno
Lopes, among others. Gamrot and Salkilld lock horns in the main
event, with former strawweight title challenger Amanda
Lemos facing Alexia
Thainara in the co-headliner.
The updated card as of June 23 is as follows:
Mateusz
Gamrot vs. Quillan
Salkilld (lightweight main event) Amanda
Lemos vs. Alexia
Thainara (women's strawweight) Diego
Ferreira vs. Billy
Quarantillo (lightweight) Steven
Asplund vs. Guilherme
Pat (heavyweight) Diyar
Nurgozhay vs. Bruno Lopes
(light heavyweight) Louie
Sutherland vs. Jose Luiz
(heavyweight) Juliana
Miller vs. Ravena
Oliveira (women’s flyweight) Darren
Elkins vs. Yadier Del
Valle (featherweight) Ty
Cole Miller vs. Billy Goff
(welterweight)
Mateusz Gamrot (right) has reupped with the UFC. | 📷:
Getty/UFC
Mateusz
Gamrot has extended his stay in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Gamrot recently announced on X that he has signed a new multi-fight
deal with the promotion, ensuring that his tenure will continue
beyond his upcoming main event assignment.
Mateusz Gamrot signs a new UFC contract before facing Quillan
Salkilld in the UFC Fight Night 284 main event.
While he didn't divulge the exact number of bouts on his new deal,
Gamrot is ecstatic to continue fighting in the promotion. The
Polish lightweight claims he's “grateful†for the new contract and
is excited for what lies ahead.
“I've signed a multi-fight deal with UFC! Another step begins in
just two weeks, let's gooo,†Gamrot wrote on X. “I'm grateful to
the UFC for the trust and for recognizing my hard work. Thank you
for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to keep proving
myself on the biggest stage in the world.â€
The new contract comes ahead of Gamrot's Aug. 8 showdown against
rising Australian contender Quillan
Salkilld in the main event of
UFC Fight Night 284 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Gamrot has established himself as one of the division’s top
contenders during his four-year UFC tenure, compiling notable
victories over Arman
Tsarukyan, Rafael dos
Anjos and Jalin
Turner. His UFC record stands at 9-4.
I've signed a multi deal with UFC! Another
step begins in just two weeks, let's gooo 🚀🚀
I'm grateful to the UFC for the trust and for recognizing my hard
work. Thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity
to keep proving myself on the biggest stage in the world… pic.twitter.com/MTf4CBByT4