Unfortunately, you did not misread the headline. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested Monday in San Jose, CA following a shooting incident. The San Jose Police Department tweeted that one adult male victim was shot at least once and was headed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Units are currently at the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Monterey Hwy and Bailey Ave.
One adult male shot at least once transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
One suspect in custody. Unknown motive or circumstances. pic.twitter.com/fIdzsa7Iaq
— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) March 1, 2022
They would later follow up this thread with a photo of the suspect that they took into custody, confirming it was indeed the former UFC great Velasquez.
4/ Cain Velasquez was the suspect arrested yesterday in connection with this incident. He was booked into Santa Clara County main jail for attempted murder.
The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation at this time. pic.twitter.com/bBuuPQytNx
— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) March 1, 2022
They also stated that any motive has not yet been established and the circumstances that lead up to the event are unclear as they continue to investigation. So as of right now, there’s really not much we know other than the fact that Velasquez has been taking into custody.
According to MMAFighting.com, online records state that Velasquez is currently being held without bail at the Santa Clara County Jail.
Velasquez was one of the most successful heavyweight champions of all time. He has been respected by fighters all over in his prime as well as still to this day. He was a longtime member of powerhouse gym AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) in San Jose, CA where he worked with teammates such as Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
More recently he has crossed over into professional wrestling with a few appearances in WWE and multiple appearances in AAA, Mexico’s top professional wrestling promotion. The UFC has not released any sort of statement yet and it is unclear if they will do so. Certainly UFC President Dana White will be asked about the situation at some point soon.
More updates will be posted as they become available.
