Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez released from prison after short sentence for attempted murder conviction

Cain Velasquez, the former UFC mixed-martial arts champion who fought out of San Jose, was released from prison Sunday after less than a year following his attempted murder conviction for chasing then shooting and wounding the family of a man accused of sexually abusing his son.

Cain Velasquez, the South Bay-trained former UFC champion convicted of shooting at a man charged with molesting his young child, arrives for his sentencing at the Hall of Justice on Monday, March 24, 2025, in San Jose, Calif.