Since the announcement of Cain Velasquez’s attempted murder charge in Santa Clara County, California, fighters have begun showing support for him.
The former UFC heavyweight champion currently faces ten criminal charges, of which felony attempted murder is the most astonishing.
According to reports, 43-year-old Harry Goularte is alleged by law enforcement to have “inappropriately touched” a member of Velasquez’s family at a child care facility a few days before the shooting incident.
Who Raised Cain?
According to reports, court documents show that Velasquez chased Goularte down with his family members in tow, ramming their vehicle with his black Ford F250. Velasquez eventually shot at Goularte’s car multiple times, authorities say.
Ultimately, Goularte’s stepdad was hit in the arm, although, according to reports, Velasquez’s target was Harry Goularte.
Since then, several current or former UFC fighters have spoken out to support Velasquez. Former UFC bantamweight champion-turned-WWE star Ronda Rousey went to Twitter proclaiming precisely what she would have done in the same position.
“I would have done the same thing if not worse #freeCainVelasquez”
The People Clapback
Rousey’s comment was met with a mixed reaction of support for Velasquez and those who cautioned her for validating apparent vigilantism.
In addition, others commented that because Velasquez shot an innocent person in public where the threat to injuring more human life increases, the act was still reprehensible.
It begs the question: what is redeemable when someone violates your family in one of the worst ways possible? The issue was bad enough that a man who could easily beat up most people allegedly decided to shoot at the intended target.
FREE CAIN Movement
Other members from the MMA community have doubled down on their support for Velasquez. UFC middleweight fighter Derek Brunson began selling FREE CAIN VELASQUEZ T-shirts.
According to reports, Brunson is donating 50 percent of the proceeds to the legal fees of Velasquez.
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