Photos: Cain Velasquez through the years

Sep 28, 2008; Oakland, CA, USA; UFC fighter Cain Velasquez signs autographs before the NFL game against the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports

Sep 28, 2008; Oakland, CA, USA; UFC fighter Cain Velasquez, center in white shirt, poses with Oakland Raiders fans before the game against the San Diego Chargers at McAfee Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports

Nov 12, 2011; Anaheim, CA, USA; Cain Velasquez enters the ring before fighting Junior Dos Santos (not pictured) before the UFC championship bout at the Honda Center. Velasquez was defeated by knockout. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Nov 12, 2011; Anaheim, CA, USA; Junior Dos Santos (white trunks) squares off against Cain Velasquez during the UFC championship bout at the Honda Center. Dos Santos defeated Velasquez by way of knockout. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

May 26, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez before his fight against Antonio Silva (not pictured) at the MGM Grand Garden event center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

May 26, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Antonio Silva and Cain Velasquez fight during UFC 146 at the MGM Grand Garden event center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

May 26, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Antonio Silva (bottom) and Cain Velasquez (top) fight during UFC 146 at the MGM Grand Garden event center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

May 26, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez during his fight against Antonio Silva (not pictured) at the MGM Grand Garden event center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Junior Dos Santos (left) and Cain Velasquez (right) exchange strikes during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez (top) strikes Junior Dos Santos (bottom) during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez (top) strikes Junior Dos Santos (bottom) during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez (top) takes down Junior Dos Santos (bottom) during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez celebrates his victory over Junior Dos Santos during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez poses for a photo after defeating Junior Dos Santos during UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez attends post fight press conference following UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

May 25, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez before his match against Antonio Silva during UFC 160 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

May 25, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez applies a hold against Antonio Silva during UFC 160 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

May 25, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez celebrates his victory against Antonio Silva following UFC 160 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

May 25, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez celebrates his victory against Antonio Silva following UFC 160 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 18, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez during the weigh-in for UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 18, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez, left, and Junior Dos Santos, right, during the weigh-in for UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) fights against Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) in the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) fights against Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) in the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) fights against Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) in the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) fights against Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) in the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) fights against Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) in the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) fights against Junior Dos Santos (not pictured) in the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) embraces Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) following the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) is interviewed by commentator Joe Rogan following the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (left) shakes hands with Daniel Cormier (right) during the press conference following UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (left) and Daniel Cormier during the press conference following UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

May 23, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez attends the Anthony Johnson (not pictured) and Daniel Cormier (not pictured) light heavyweight championship bout during UFC 187 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Cormier won via third round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Cain Velasquez (blue gloves) before his fight against Francis Ngannou (not pictured) before their bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Ngannou won via first round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Cain Velasquez (blue gloves) before his fight against Francis Ngannou (not pictured) before their bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Ngannou won via first round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) and Cain Velasquez (blue gloves) fight during their heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Ngannou won via first round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) and Cain Velasquez (blue gloves) fight during their heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Ngannou won via first round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Cain Velasquez's mug shot after being booked into the Santa Clara County main jail following his arrest on February 28, 2022.

Cain Velasquez appears at the Superior Court Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (MATT ERICKSON, Pool, USA TODAY)

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) and Cain Velasquez (blue gloves) fight during their heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Ngannou won via first round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) and Cain Velasquez (blue gloves) fight during their heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Ngannou won via first round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 15: Team Velasquez and Team Werdum pose for a group portrait inside the Octagon on media day during filming of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America on May 15, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***Cain Velasquez; Fabricio Werdum

Cain Velasquez (wrestling) is inducted into ASU Athletic Hall of Fame during a luncheon at The Pera Club in Tempe on September 28, 2018.United Food Bank

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez (L) speaks as WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio looks on at a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Velasquez will face WWE champion Brock Lesnar and WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will take on heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Dec 29, 2012; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez speaks during post fight press conference as UFC president Dana White listens at UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 19, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cain Velasquez (red gloves) is interviewed by commentator Joe Rogan following the world heavyweight championship bout during UFC 166 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

Cain Velasquez's lawyer, Mark Geragos, speaks to the media after the arraignment on Monday, March 7 in San Jose, Calif.

Cain Velasquez appears at the Superior Court Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (MATT ERICKSON, Pool, USA TODAY)

May 25, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cain Velasquez celebrates his victory against Antonio Silva following UFC 160 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports