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Cain Velasquez has been formally charged with attempted murder, premeditated murder and other related charges after firing shots at a vehicle containing three people in Morgan Hill, Calif.

The ex-UFC heavyweight champion is facing additional charges of shooting at a motor vehicle or aircraft, assault with a firearm and assault with a deadly weapon. According to a statement from the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office, the 39-year-old Velasquez fired a .40 handgun “multiple times” into a truck carrying Harry Goularte and two of Goularte’s older male relatives and “rammed” the vehicle with his truck. Goularte’s relative, who is 63 years old, was struck once by the shots but is expected to survive.

Velasquez, who was driving a Ford Truck, began shooting at the vehicle at Cochran Road and Butterfield Boulevard in Morgan Hill at approximately 3 p.m. local time Monday. What ensued was an 11-mile chase through “busy streets” in San Jose between Velasquez and a Che…

A middleweight matchup pitting Lorenz Larkin against Khalid Murtazaliev has been added to the lineup for Bellator Paris.

A promotion official confirmed the booking to Sherdog.com following an initial report from mixedmartialarts.com. Bellator Paris takes place on May 6 at Accor Arena and is headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo.

Larkin will take a five-bout promotional winning streak into the matchup with Murtazaliev. The former Strikeforce and UFC talent returned following a year-and-a-half hiatus at Bellator 258 last May, when he defeated ex-champ Rafael Carvalho via split decision.

Dagestan’s Murtazaliev had a four-bout winning streak snapped in his most recent outing, as he fell to Anthony Adams via unanimous decision at Bellator 266 last September. The 28-year-old has compiled a 15-3 career mark while competing for Fight Nights Global, the UFC and M-1 Global.

Priscila Cachoeira may have emerged from UFC Fight Night 202 with a controversial decision triumph over Ji Yeon Kim, but the slugfest did take a toll on her body.

Cachoeira must have a right nasomaxillary suture fracture and a metacarpal base fracture cleared by doctors or she will be sidelined until Aug. 26. At a minimum, the Brazilian is suspended until Apri l13 with no contact until March 29. Kim, meanwhile, is suspended until April 13 with no contact until March 29 for laceration repair. The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently released a full list of medical suspensions from the event to mixedmartialarts.com.

UFC Fight Night 202 took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and saw Islam Makhachev defeat short-notice foe Bobby Green via first-round TKO in the evening’s catchweight headliner. Green is suspended until March 29 with no contact until March 20, while Makhachev emerged with a clean bill of health.

Four other fighters from UFC Fight N…

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Cain Velasquez was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shooting at a man who was charged with molesting a relative of the ex-UFC champion, according to a report from the San Jose Mercury-News.

Harry Gene Goularte is accused of molesting a relative of Velasquez’s at a home daycare in San Martin, Calif. According to a criminal complaint, the 43-year-old Goularte was charged with one felony count of a lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14. The victim’s name and exact relationship to Velasquez were withheld because the child is a minor and a victim of sexual abuse. In a separate report from N…

Valentina Shevchenko is expected to make her next flyweight title defense against Taila Santos at UFC 275.

MMAFighting.com was first to report that both Shevchenko and Santos have agreed to the bout. UFC 275 takes place on June 11 and is headlined by a light heavyweight championship clash pitting Glover Teixeira against Jiri Prochazka but does not yet have an official location. According to the report, Singapore is a top candidate to host the event.

Currently No. 1 in Sherdog.com’s female pound-for-pound rankings, Shevchenko has won her last eight Octagon appearances, a streak that includes six successful title defenses. Most recently, “Bullet” defeated Lauren Murphy via fourth-round technical knockout at UFC 266. Shevchenko’s resume includes victories over the likes of Jessica Andrade, Jennifer Maia, Katlyn Chookagian, Liz Carmouche, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Julianna Pena, Holly Holm and Sarah Kaufman.

Santos, meanwhile, will take a four-bout winning streak into he…

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Surging flyweight prospect Manon Fiorot has a new opponent and date for her next Octagon appearance.

After Jessica Eye withdrew from a proposed clash against Fiorot at UFC 272 due to injury, former title challenger Jennifer Maia will lock horns with the French standout at UFC on ESPN 33. MMAjunkie.com was first to report the pairing.

UFC on ESPN 33 takes place on March 26 in Columbus, Ohio and is headlined by a heavyweight tilt pitting Curtis Blaydes against Chris Daukaus.

A former UAE Warriors title holder, Fiorot has kicked off her Octagon tenure with three consecutive victories. After scoring TKO finishes of Victoria Leonardo and Tabatha Ricci in her first two promotional appearances, “The Beast” outpointed Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night 195 this past October.

Maia, meanwhile, has split a pair of bouts since falling to Valentina Shevchenko in a 125-pound title clash at UFC 255. The 33-year-old Brazilian retu…

A strawweight showdown between Michelle Waterson and Amanda Ribas that was originally slated for UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26 has been rescheduled for UFC 274.

Waterson was forced to withdraw from the original date after suffering an undisclosed injury. Ag.Fight was first to report the news. UFC 274 takes place on May 7 in Phoenix, Ariz., and is headlined by a lightweight title clash between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje.

The Waterson-Ribas matchup was initially slated for UFC 257 last January before “The Karate Hottie” pulled out of the fight. Waterson fought once in 2021, dropping a five-round verdict to Marina Rodriguez in the UFC on ESPN 24 main event.

Ribas, meanwhile, has been victorious in five of her first six promotional appearances, including a unanimous decision triumph over Virna Jandiroba at UFC 267 in her last outing.

Renato Carneiro has agreed to step in and fight Rafael dos Anjos on four days’ notice at UFC 272.

MMAFighting.com was first to report the pairing. The bout is expected to be contested at a 160-pound catchweight and will serve as a five-round, co-main event on Saturday’s card.

Carneiro is a replacement for Rafael Fiziev, who withdrew from the bout after testing positive for COVID-19. A number of fighters volunteered to face dos Anjos, most noticeably Islam Makhachev, who just earned a first-round TKO of Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 202 this past Saturday. However, that matchup did not come to fruition.

“Moicano” is coming off a victory at UFC 271 on Feb. 12, when he submitted Alexander Hernandez with a rear-naked choke 1:33 into Round 2 of their clash at the Toyota Center in Houston. The 32-year-old Brazilian is 3-1 since moving from lightweight to 145 pounds, with his only setback coming against Fiziev at UFC 256.

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested and booked on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with an alleged shooting in Morgan Hill, Calif.

The shooting occurred near the intersection of Monterey Highway and Baily Avenue on Monday at 3:14 p.m. local time and left one man injured. The man was transported to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries” after being shot “at least once.” NBC Bay Area was first to report the incident, and TMZ Sports to report that Velasquez was arrested.

The SJPD later confirmed via Twitter that Velasquez was arrested in connection with the incident and booked into the Santa Clara County main jail for attempted murder. “The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation at this time,” reads a statement from San Jose Police media relations.

4/ Cain Velasquez was the suspect arrested yesterday in connection with this incident. He was booked into …

Katze Zingano hat eine unbekannte Verletzung erlitten, was zu der annullierung eines geplanten Zusammenstoßes mit Pam Sorenson an Modell: Bellator 276.

Die in Kalifornien ansässige Promotion bestätigte die Nachricht nach einem erster Bericht von MMA Mania. Bellator 276 findet am 12. März in der Familie Arena in St.. Charles, Mo., und wird durch ein Federgewicht headlined contender's Kampf zwischen Adam Borics und Mads Burnell. Zingano vs.. Sorenson sollte der Abend sein featured Kampf auf der vorläufigen Auslosung.

Nach dem Verlassen der UFC mit Verlusten in vier ihrer letzten fünf ausflüge, Zingano hat ihre Bellator-Amtszeit mit rücken an Rücken triumphiert. Das Broomfield, Colo., native outpointed Gabrielle Holloway in ihrem Debüt bei Bellator 245 vor der Einreichung Olivia Parker in der Eröffnungsstrophe bei Bellator 256 im vergangenen April.

Sorenson, inzwischen, hatte eine Siegesserie von zwei Kämpfen in sich letzter Ausflug, als sie ein einstimmiges Urte…

Timothy Johnson and Tyrell Fortune were supposed to have a rematch at Bellator 277. Instead, the two heavyweights will face different opponents at the April 15 event.

Johnson will lock horns with Linton Vassell, while Fortune will face Steve Mowry in newly-booked heavyweight bouts at Bellator 277. The California-based promotion confirmed the pairings following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. Johnson defeated Fortune via first-round knockout at Bellator 239.

Bellator 277 takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and is headlined by a featherweight title rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio Freire. In the co-main event, Vadim Nemkov will defend his light heavyweight crown against Corey Anderson in the finals of the 205-pound grand prix.

Johnson has lost his last two promotional appearances, falling to Valentin Moldavsky in an interim heavyweight title bout at Bellator 261 before suffering a first-round KO defeat against Fedor Emelianenko at Bel…

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A big-ticket welterweight matchup could be headed to the Sunshine State, as Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns is in the works for UFC 273.

UFC president Dana White confirmed to TSN that the promotion is targeting the bout, but it has not been finalized at this point in time. UFC 273 takes place on April 9 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and is headlined by a featherweight title tilt between Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung.

Chimaev returned after more than a year hiatus at UFC 267, where he defeated Jingliang Li via technical submission 3:16 into Round 1 of their encounter. “Borz” is now 10-0 as a professional, with four finishes in UFC competition to his credit.

Burns, meanwhile, went 1-1 in 2021. After suffering a third-round TKO loss to Kamaru Usman in a welterweight title clash at UFC 258, “Durinho” rebounded to outpoint Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 this past July. The 35-year-old Brazilia…