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Ex-UFC champion Cain Velasquez arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

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UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting incident in San Jose, California.The 39-year-old was apprehended by police on Monday and spent the night behind bars.According to ESPN's Marc Raimondi, Velasquez "allegedly shot another man", though specific details of exactly what happened are still unclear at this time.In the alleged incident, which took place around 3pm yesterday, one person was shot while another was arrested and police have confirmed that Velasquez remains in custody as of Tuesday morning.A court date has reportedly been set for Wednesday at midday, local time.The Twitter account for the San Jose police media relations office tweeted that the man injured was shot "at least once" near the intersection of Monterey Highway and Bailey Avenue in Morgan Hill.They claimed the shooting was reported at 3:14pm local time before he was "transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries".It is understood Velasquez still trains at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, 25 miles north of the shooting.Velasquez is one of the most widely renowned heavyweight MMA fighters in the sport's history.During his reign as champion, he shocked the world by defeating WWE legend Brock Lesnar, and later beat Junior Dos Santos during what would be a near four-year title reign.His last MMA contest came in February 2019 against power-puncher and current heavyweight king Francis Ngannou.Velasquez joined WWE a few months later and was immediately put into a storyline with old foe Lesnar, who he faced for the WWE Championship.Despite having Rey Mysterio in his corner, Velasquez lost the match and was released by the company a few months later following.

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