Atvikið átti sér stað fyrir þremur árum síðan. Velasquez keyrði þá á miklum hraða eftir manni sem heitir Harry Goularte. Hann er grunaður um að hafa margoft brotið á syni fyrrum bardagakappans en barnið var þá fjögurra ára eins og áður segir.
Velasquez skaut nokkrum skotum í gegnum rúðuna á sínum bíl og að bíl Goularte. Þar voru einnig móðir Goularte og stjúpfaðir hans. Stjúpfaðirinn særðist lítillega í árásinni.
Málið hefur vakið mikla athygli vestanhafs. Dómarinn er sagður hafa fellt tár er hann dæmdi Velasquez til fangelsisvistar.
Goularte hefur verið kærður fyrir barnaníð og það mál verður tekið fyrir í sumar. Velasquez og fjölskylda hafa einnig farið í einkamál við hann.
Margir eru reiðir yfir þessum dómi, ekki síst í MMA-heiminum, og segja að Velasquez hafi verið í fullum rétti til þess að skjóta Goularte.
Það hefur meðal annars verið biðlað til Donalds Trump Bandaríkjaforseta um að náða bardagakappann fyrrverandi.
Cain shouldn’t serve any jail time. In the heat of the moment, what man wouldn’t have a lapse in judgement to protect his family. The focus should be on the man that committed crimes much worse than what Cain did. I’m thankful he only has to serve 5 years instead of 30. https://t.co/FkjHNNzeSN
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) March 24, 2025
— Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) March 24, 2025
#FREEcainVELASQUEZ pic.twitter.com/nZ8eBdklxh
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 24, 2025
This is awful !! https://t.co/VM420JX8mX
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) March 24, 2025
Monday Mailbag!
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) March 24, 2025
Cain gets 5 years. Not the 30 years to life they were asking for. Hopefully, Trump gives him the hunter Biden treatment.
What do you think? FAIR OR NOT pic.twitter.com/IgOTMzsxvW
With time served to shorten the 5 years, this is a small win, no time served would have obviously been better, but this could have ended up so much worse🙌🏼 #Freecainvelasquez ❤️ https://t.co/gMFDSj4yHy
— Joe Joe Giannetti 💀 (@Giannettimma) March 24, 2025
Damn… https://t.co/pjZOJKo7hm
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) March 24, 2025
Well if that’s the case, all in all a good result when you consider how fucked the justice system is. Absolutely gutted for Cain and his family. You’ll be out in no time champ. You are forever a legend to us and a hero to your family https://t.co/iIpJV1W6OY
— Oban Elliott Official (@obanelliottufc) March 24, 2025
This is why I will never live in California, they tried to give this man 30 years for protecting his family and the person who violated his family is still walking in the streets
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) March 24, 2025