Former UFC Champion Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder

Former UFC Champion Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder
Cain Velasquez (R) appears for his arraignment with attorney Edward Sousa, who appeared with him, at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2022. Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP, Pool
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez pleaded not guilty Monday to felony attempted murder, assault and weapons charges in a case involving a man who allegedly sexually abused one of Velasquez’s children.

Velasquez was charged in March in San Jose, California, after he allegedly shot at a pickup truck carrying a man accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old family member.