Ex-UFC star Cain Velasquez gets prison time for 2022 California shooting

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Former UFC star Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday after he pleaded no contest to his role in a 2022 shooting in California.

Velasquez will receive 1,283 days as credit for time served, which amounts to about three years, according to KTVU. He will serve another year and a half in prison.

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Cain Velasquez appears at the Superior Court Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on April 12, 2022. (Matt Erickson-USA TODAY)

He shared some regret over the shooting before a judge handed down the sentence.

"I agree to accept whatever sentence," he said. "Moving forward, I’ll try to set a great example for everyone. Out of all this, I wish safe feelings for my family and the community."

The ex-champion pleaded no contest to felony assault and gun charges as part of a negotiated agreement with the Santa Clara County Prosecutor’s Office, district attorney Jeff Rosen said in August. The premeditated murder charges against Velasquez were dropped as part of the deal.

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Cain Velasquez has his hands wrapped backstage during the UFC Fight Night event at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 17, 2019, in Phoenix. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Velasquez was arrested in February 2022 on attempted murder and multiple gun charges after police said he fired at a pickup carrying the man he alleged to have sexually assaulted his 4-year-old son. The man was later identified as Harry Goularte.

Prosecutors said Velasquez chased a pickup truck carrying the man through busy streets in