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Cain Velasquez, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, is set to be charged with premeditated attempted murder as well as a slew of other charges, after the Salinas native is alleged to have shot at a vehicle containing a male who was accused of molesting a close relative of Velasquez on numerous occasions. 

As per an initial report from MMA Fighting reporter, Damon Martin, Velasquez, who has spent the entire time since the initial alleged incident behind bars in California, will be formally charged with premeditated attempted murder, as well as other counts brought against him, as the former UFC champion awaits trial.

“The judge rules that Cain Velasquez will be charged with premeditated attempted murder along with all other counts against him ahead of trial,” Damon Martin tweeted.

The judge rules that Cain Velasquez will be charged with premeditated attempted murder along with all other counts against him ahead of trial.

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 8, 2022

With the aforenoted judge set to issue his ruling in the case, Velasquez’s attorney has requested bail be set for his client.

“Judge goes back to recess until 2pm PT – Cain Velasquez’s attorney is arguing for bail to be set – the prosecution will have a chance to respond at 2pm before the judge issues his ruling,” Damon Martin tweeted.

Judge goes back to recess until 2pm PT — Cain Velasquez's attorney is arguing for bail to be set — the prosecution will have a chance to respond at 2pm before the judge issues his ruling

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 8, 2022

A former professional mixed martial artist best known for his gold-laden tenure under the UFC banner, Velasquez last competed professionally in the main event of UFC Fight Night Phoenix in February 2019, with the American Kickboxing Academy suffering a first round knockout loss against current undisputed heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou.

Cain Velasquez twice clinched undisputed UFC heavyweight gold

A UFC heavyweight champion himself, Velasquez, a former training partner of former UFC titleholders, Daniel Cormier, Luke Rockhold, and Khabib Nurmagomdov, won his first crown with a knockout win over Brock Lesner, before avenging defeat to Junior dos Santos to become a two-time gold holder. 

Back in August of this year, Velasquez pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated attempted murder.

Mark Geragos, the defending attorney of former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, has claimed that numerous “surprises” will be in store ahead of the Salinas native’s September 26. Pre-trial hearing, after Velasquez was charged with attempted murder following an alleged February shooting.

Velasquez, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the Dana White-led, UFC banner, was arrested back in February of this year, where he was charged with attempted murder as well as a slew of other felony offenses, after he is alleged to have shot as a vehicle containing Harry Goulatre, who had been accused of molesting a close relative of Velasquez on multiple occasions.

Denied bail throughout his time since his February arrest, Cain Velasquez’s attorney, the aforenoted, Geragos recently discussed his client’s case, claiming surprises are in store ahead of the former’s September pre-trial hearing.

“They do not plan on calling the accused molester in this case even though the accused molester, Mr. Goularte, is the only person who is the complaining witness in the attempted murder count,” Geragos explained during an interview with Court TV. “And they’ve now said on the record that they’re not going to call him as a witness. So, you’ve got to wonder… look, we’re already in upside-down world. Now, we’ve gone through the looking glass.” 

“I look forward to seeing how they plan on proving the case when one of the witnesses they’re not going to call,” Geragos continued. “The other two have invoked the fifth amendment. I’d like to know if they’re going to weigh that and get on the stand and subject themselves to cross-examination.”

“Our investigation has already revealed that it’s apparent that the mother and the stepfather were intimately involved in everything that was going on at the daycare center and we’ve got a lot of questions for them,” Geragos said. “Stay tuned. We’ll see you next month and we think that there’s going to be some surprises.” (Transcribed by MMA Mania)

Cain Velasquez’s character was defended by UFC leader, Dana White in a lengthy letter

Following his continuation of bail denial, Cain Velasquez’s character was supported by the aforenoted UFC leader, White, who wrote a lengthy letter describing the promotion’s former undisputed heavyweight champion as a “model example of a professional athlete”.