Cain Velasquez is heading to prison. The former two-time UFC heavyweight champion was sentenced to five years of prison time at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose on Monday, ending a three-year saga that has been repeatedly delayed in the courts.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Arthur Bocanegra oversaw the case. NBC Bay Area first reported the news Monday.
Velasquez, 42, faced 10 felony charges stemming from a 2022 incident in which he engaged in an 11-mile high-speed car chase with Harry Goularte, who is accused of molesting Velasquez's then 4-year-old son on “multiple occasions.