Cain Ramírez Velásquez[5] (born July 28, 1982)[6] is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist,[7] currently appearing for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is widely known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competed in the heavyweight division and became a two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion.[8]
In 2019, Velasquez retired from mixed martial arts. That same year, Velasquez embarked on a professional wrestling career, firstly working for the Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA before moving to the American WWE promotion. In April 2020, he was released from his WWE contract due to budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
In March 2022, he was charged with attempted murder and additional gun assault charges after engaging in a car chase and allegedly shooting at a man who was alleged to have molested Velasquez's 4-year-old son, missing the man and hitting the man's father instead.[10]
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^Penn, Matt (April 28, 2020). "Cain Velasquez 'released' by WWE as Vince McMahon continues coronavirus budget cuts". Express.co.uk. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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Cain Ramírez Velásquez (born July 28, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist, currently appearing for Lucha Libre...
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expected[by whom?] to challenge CainVelasquez for the heavyweight title. However, a torn rotator cuff suffered by Velasquez side-lined the champion for nearly...
Spike TV. UFC Primetime also returned to promote the Brock Lesnar vs. CainVelasquez title fight. Jon Madsen was expected to face Todd Duffee, but Duffee...
punches, causing Mitrione to have an injured eye. Browne next faced CainVelasquez on July 9, 2016, at UFC 200. He lost the fight via TKO in the closing...
eliminator bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champions Fabrício Werdum and CainVelasquez was expected to take place on the card. The pairing met previously in...
card opened with a heavyweight bout between former two-time champion CainVelasquez and Travis Browne. The featured bout of the preliminary card was a women's...
receiving a permanent appellation. In response to criticism from Senator John McCain that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in...
Night" bonus award. Miocic was briefly scheduled to replace the injured CainVelasquez and fight Fabrício Werdum for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on February...
the debut of CainVelasquez to attack Lesnar after the latter's WWE Championship win. At Crown Jewel on October 31, Lesnar defeated Velasquez by submission...
former UFC Heavyweight Champion CainVelasquez and Antônio Silva. In their first encounter at UFC 146 a year earlier, Velasquez defeated Silva via first-round...
Cormier decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. He trained with CainVelasquez, Jon Fitch, and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy. It helped...
Christian Wellisch, Josh Koscheck, and former UFC heavyweight champion CainVelasquez, refused to sign an exclusive lifetime contract for their video game...
at that event, after reigning WWE Champion Brock Lesnar had defeated CainVelasquez to retain the title, he was attacked by Raw's Rey Mysterio, who Lesnar...
client/law-related business activities". CainVelasquez - Geragos began representing former UFC Heavyweight Champion CainVelasquez, in defense against criminal charges...
instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to CainVelasquez. An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau...
Nurmagomedov, Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones, Johny Hendricks, Georges St-Pierre, CainVelasquez, Chad Mendes, Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Mark Coleman, Frankie Edgar...
champion CainVelasquez and interim champion Fabrício Werdum. The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 180. However, Velasquez pulled out...
Division Fighter Opponent Event Type of finish Round Time Heavyweight CainVelasquez Junior dos Santos UFC 166 Knockout 5 3:09 Light Heavyweight Jiří Procházka...
featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV. UFC Heavyweight Champion CainVelasquez was originally expected to have his first title defense against Junior...
announced that Hunt would replace injured UFC Heavyweight Champion CainVelasquez in the main event of UFC 180. He faced off against Fabrício Werdum for...
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