Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail in his attempted murder case on Monday, but multiple figures in the combat sports world have expressed their support for him.
According to TMZ Sports, over 30 people wrote letters to Judge Shelyna Brown requesting that she let Velasquez post bail. Among the people to advocate for Velasquez were UFC president Dana White, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, former lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo.
Velasquez also had support from WWE superstar Rey Mysterio, Bellator president Scott Coker, Bellator heavyweight champ Ryan Bader, as well as UFC contenders Kelvin Gastelum, Islam Makhachev, Yair Rodriguez, Brandon Moreno and many others.