- Khabib Nurmagomedov hyped Cain Velasquez while rewatching his AKA teammate’s UFC title fight win over Brock Lesnar
- The former heavyweight champion has pleaded no contest to felony attempted murder to reduce sentence
MMA fans were moved by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Cain Velasquez’s recent touching moment.
Khabib pays tribute to Cain
The AKA gym’s official social media page shared a clip of Nurmagomedov watching Velasquez’s title fight win over Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. Velasquez was standing beside Nurmagomedov and while watching through his phone, “The Eagle” revealed that he has watched that fight about “one hundred times” already as Velasquez’s thrilling victory truly inspired him.
Khabib hyping up Cain Velasquez while watching his fight against Brock Lesnar 😭😭
🎥 IG / @akajav #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/TSnTpzdzBg
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 23, 2024
Nurmagomedov was even pounding Velasquez’s chest as he tried to cheer the former UFC heavyweight champion up. He could also be heard saying, “I’m proud of him.” On the other hand, Velasquez seemed to be steady but fans could tell that he was trying to control his emotions.
Cain look like he was holding back tears
— iBuyTOPS🚬🦒 (@TopsBuy) August 23, 2024
Feels so good to watch khabib fanboying
— Dio (@Diogenerates) August 23, 2024
My goat knows how to respect your elders esp when they’re going through tuff times
— Sahil 🇦🇫🇺🇸 (@AbsolutlyNobode) August 23, 2024
Khabib has respect for him, he was a champion before Khabib was and treated him like family and He still remembers that
— Matthew Maximo (@matthew_maximo) August 23, 2024
Team AKA produced the best UFC champions out of every camp in the USA.
— Tyrone Chad (@KhabibsRightEar) August 23, 2024
Guys like Khabib are the best kind of people to have in your corner
— Maximus (@MandGraster) August 23, 2024
Perfect time to go rewatch that fight. pic.twitter.com/4DX3Uqxt0S
— JENOBE ⚪ (@JenobeOne) August 23, 2024
Cain pleaded no contest to felony attempted murder
Some fans also appreciated Nurmagomedov’s gesture as Velasquez is currently facing attempted murder, assault and multiple weapons charges, stemming from a shooting incident in February 2022. They believe it was perfect timing as Velasquez needs that kind of support from his friends from the UFC.
On Friday, he entered a no contest plea to charges of felony attempted murder, assault, and several weapon-related offenses in a California court, resulting in a reduced sentence, per ESPN.
He submitted his plea before Judge Arthur Bocanegra at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, California. Reports indicated that the former champion was set to start his trial on September 9. A hearing for sentencing is scheduled for October 18, although the actual sentencing may take place at a later time.
With this plea agreement, the premeditated murder charges against him will be dismissed, which means he will not face the mandatory life sentence in prison with the possibility of parole.
Velasquez last fought in the UFC in 2019 and had a brief run as a professional wrestler. He logged a pre MMA record of 14-3 and is considered as one of the greatest heavyweight fighters in history.
