Cain Velasquez was released from prison in February after almost one year behind bars, and now he will be stepping back into the MMA world as a guest analyst at MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano this weekend.
Velasquez pled no contest to attempted murder charges that stemmed from an incident in which he openly shot his gun at a moving vehicle. Inside the vehicle was a man accused of assaulting a junior family member of his.
The former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, who held the belt on separate occasions between 2010 and 2015, will be joined by another former titleholder in Jon Jones on the guest analyst team.
since his release, Velasquez has been present in the MMA space, making an appearance earlier this month at Jorge Masvidal’s ‘Gamebred MMA’. Now, it seems he has walked on to a job, and will be making his first major MMA event appearance this Saturday, May 16th, at MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano.
That MVP MMA 1 broadcast team is absolutely loaded
Mauro Ranallo and Kenny Florian on commentary, Ariel Helwani and Tyron Woodley on the desk, and then Jon Jones, Cat Zingano, and Cain Velasquez as special guests🎙️🔥#MVPMMA1 #RouseyVsCarano #WomensMMA #MauroRanallo… pic.twitter.com/2lvGZEIjH9
— World of MMA (@worldofmixedma) May 13, 2026