Even though Cain Velasquez hasn't competed in the UFC since 2019, Dana White still came through for him when he needed it most. Before being sentenced to five years in prison after entering a no-contest plea to numerous crimes, including premeditated attempted murder, Velasquez was imprisoned for eight months after a court repeatedly refused to release him on bond. Velasquez was first taken into custody in February 2022 after engaging in an 11-mile high-speed pursuit of a vehicle carrying Harry Goularte, who was suspected of abusing the fighter's son at Goularte's mother's daycare. Velasquez fired many bullets from a.40-caliber revolver at the car carrying Goularte during the car chase, but eventually a bullet hit his stepfather Paul Bender in the arm. As a result, Bender suffered non-life-threatening injuries. It wasn't until November 2022 that Judge Arthur Bocanegra finally granted Velasquez bail, which was set at $1 million. White jumped in right away to support the retiring fighter. Prior to his sentencing, Velasquez said on a recent episode of the Basement Talk podcast, "I don't know if he gave out a statement or something beforehand when I was locked up and also he did pay my bail as well." "So they're assisting." Although White consistently expressed support for the former heavyweight champion in public remarks and even penned a letter on his behalf that was handed to the court when Velasquez was attempting to be released from prison, he never mentioned publicly paying Velasquez's bail. Immediately following Velasquez's release, White told TMZ, "I'm happy for him and his family to be back together at last." "I hope the judge who considered this case said, 'You know what?' Cain Velasquez is a nice man and a decent person. This family has had enough hardship. The children lost their father for over a year, as if their suffering wasn't enough. I hope that Cain Velasquez, a wonderful man, a good husband, and a good father, is able to remain at home with his family and that true justice be served in this matter. Velasquez was not taken into custody until March, when Bocanegra gave him a five-year prison sentence. The prosecutors wanted 30 years to life in prison. Velasquez accrued enough time served to qualify for parole as early as March 2026 as a result of the months he spent behind bars and under house arrest. A restitution hearing, which will decide how much money the former UFC heavyweight is obligated to pay the victims in the case, is scheduled for June 3; even though Velasquez is presently spending time in jail, he still has hearings pertaining to his crime.