1 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Playing Dirty Sports Scandals, where I Jay Harris 2 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: will help you quench your thirst for the absolute juiciest 3 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: sports scandals. I have over twenty years of experience as 4 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: a journalist and sportscaster hosting a variety of ESPN shows 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: from Sports Center to Outside the Lines, but there's nothing 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: quite as refreshing as serving up insider stories right here 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: for all of you on playing dirty. Drink up people, 8 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: because you need serious energy for today's tale. I'm talking 9 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: about a one thousand calorie per hour burn as we 10 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: beat our way into the world of mixed martial arts 11 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: or MMA. First of all, if we don't know that 12 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: much about MMA, it's okay, and you're definitely not alone. 13 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: It's not as mainstream as baseball, football, or even badminton. 14 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: Yet as recently as made twenty twenty three, Statista reported 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: the twenty three percent of males in the US and 16 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: six percent of females regarded themselves as MMA fans. But 17 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: even though it's a minority of Americans watching MMA regularly, 18 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: these stats are still a major win for the sport. 19 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: Why because MMA, which is based on striking, grappling, and 20 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: ground fighting, is. 21 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: Relatively new on the sports scene. 22 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: In fact, the first MMA promotion in the US, the 23 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: Tough Guy Contest, didn't happen until nineteen seventy nine, and 24 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: just four years later, in nineteen eighty three, the Tough 25 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: Guy Bill was passed by the Pennsylvania State Senate. This 26 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: temporarily quashed all legal MMA in Pennsylvania and got Senator 27 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: John McCain all fired up about fully banning MMA from 28 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: the entire United States. McCain famously described MMA as human cockfighting, 29 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: and his crusade against the sports secured multiple state bans, 30 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: including New York. McCain also made big strides in the 31 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: court of public opinion, successfully cementing many Americans' perception of 32 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: MMA as archaic and brutal. The numerous state bands on 33 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: MMA made for a rocky start to the sport's adoption 34 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: in America, until after almost two decades of counter campaigning, 35 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: the legal restrictions were finally removed. MMA became a nationally 36 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: recognized and fully regulated sport on April fourteenth, twenty sixteen. 37 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: As with so many things, the United States remains pretty 38 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: darn divided about MMA even today. Those against MMA say 39 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: that the fights are too vicious and too bloody. That 40 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: twenty three point six percent of MMA fighters receive at 41 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: least minor brain damage, and that athletes locked in a 42 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: cage with nowhere to run sets a dangerous example for 43 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: susceptible viewers. Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep has made 44 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: clear her dislike of MMA, saying that it is not 45 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: an art and that violence incites violence, but fans of 46 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: MMA argue that its injury stats are actually on par 47 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: with other sports such as boxing and football, and that 48 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: MMA provides a great full body workout. Besides, those in 49 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: this camp, like Academy Award winning actors Charlie Staron, are 50 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: self proclaimed to be completely, completely, utterly obsessed with the sport. 51 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: Whether you love, hate, or feel indifferent to MMA, the 52 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: reality is that under the leadership of Ultimate Fighting Championship 53 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: CEO Dana White, MMA has cornered an impressive chunk of 54 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: the US sports market in a very short time period, 55 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: becoming a multi billion dollar industry. Legendary MMA star Connor 56 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: McGregor has amassed a net worth in excess of two 57 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars. The longest raining UFC lightweight champion, Kabib 58 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: Nevega Metoff has generated over forty million, and heavyweight champion. 59 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: Brock Lesner has more than twenty. So now you know. 60 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: Blood sport pays big and money will always attract people, 61 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: especially those who know what it's like not to have 62 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: any people like Caine Velasquez. Before we get into Caine's career, 63 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: let's talk about his father, Efren Velasquez, because truly that's 64 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 1: where this story starts. Efrin ventured to the United States 65 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: as an illegal immigrant, walking more than fifty miles across 66 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: the desert from Sonora, Mexico to Arizona. 67 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 2: Efron did this. 68 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: Six times, six times, and guess what, he was deported 69 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: all six times. But Efyn refused to quit, and on 70 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: his seventh crossing into the United States, he met an 71 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: American woman named Isabelle, fell in love and got married. 72 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: Efron gained his American citizenship through marriage to Isabelle, and 73 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: they had three children together, Efrin Junior, Adela, and on 74 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: July twenty eighth, nineteen eighty two, Cain was born. The 75 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: Velaskaz family was rich in love but poor in material comforts. 76 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: They lived in Yuma, Arizona, where Efrin and Isabelle worked 77 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: tirelessly as farm laborers picking cabbage and watermelon from sun 78 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: up to sundown to support their family. From an early age, 79 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: Kan would join his parents in the field, helping them 80 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: to make ends meet. 81 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 2: To see them. 82 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: Work so hard for so little pay, it put things 83 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: into perspective and he got past to me, I got 84 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 1: their work ethic, Caine said, with more than a little pride. 85 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 2: Years later. 86 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: Nothing is given to you in this world, so you 87 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: have to work hard. Caine never ever forgot the sacrifices 88 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,239 Speaker 1: that his parents made, and he held his father's Mexican 89 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: heritage close to his heart, drawing strength from it during 90 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: difficult times, and ultimately having the words brown pride tattooed 91 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: across his chest. In an interview with Mma Mania, Kane 92 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: explain the why behind his prominent body art. I got 93 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: this tattoo for two reasons, Caine said. One for everything 94 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: my parents did to come over to this country, all 95 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: the hardships they had round pride when we were growing up. 96 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: Mexican pride, that's how we would say it. It's something 97 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: to say if we're proud about where we came from. 98 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: I'm proud of where I came from. I'm proud of 99 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: what Mexican people stand for. We're known as hard working people. 100 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: We're known as fighters. We're known to have a lot 101 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: of heart. We're known to never give up in the 102 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: gym and have a lot of cardio, to always work hard. 103 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: The work ethic that my dad all the Mexican people 104 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 1: bring out in the fields and stuff we bring to 105 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: the gym and whatever else we do. Another reason why 106 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: I got it is because when I was growing up, 107 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: I didn't have anybody to look up to. There's nobody 108 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: that was my size, that was Mexican, that looked like me, 109 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: that I could see in the media. I pretty much 110 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: didn't have those dreams of hey, I can do that stuff, 111 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: I can be in the media, I can play professional sports. 112 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: I didn't have that. I didn't have anybody to look 113 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 2: up to. 114 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: So now that I'm in that position, I put brown 115 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: pride on my chest to let people know, Hey, I'm Mexican, 116 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: proud to be Mexican. 117 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 2: I'm doing good things. 118 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: And Kane Velasquez was doing good things, from working hard 119 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: in the fields to training tirelessly to achieve his dream 120 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: of becoming a professional athlete. Kane Velasquez would ultimately pull 121 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: himself out of poverty and into the big time. Caine's 122 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: first foray into competitive sports was at Cofa High School, 123 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: where he became a two sport phenomenon in wrestling and football. 124 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: During his senior year, Kine was the captain of both 125 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: the wrestling and football teams, but it was his talent 126 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: on the wrestling match that was especially undeniable. Over the 127 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: course of his four years at Cofa High School, Kine 128 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: compiled a one hundred, ten and ten record while capturing 129 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:47,559 Speaker 1: the five A Arizona Wrestling Championship title twice. After high school, 130 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,559 Speaker 1: Kine took his wrestling skills to the collegiate level, winning 131 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: the NJCAA National Championship in the heavyweight division for Iowa's 132 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: Central Community College. His strong performance for Iowa Central Community 133 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: College provided Kine with the opportunity to transfer to Arizona 134 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: State University, where he wrestled for the Sun Devils for 135 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: three seasons, compiling a record of eighty six and seventeen, 136 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: placing fifth in the country in two thousand and five 137 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,239 Speaker 1: and fourth in the country in two thousand and six. 138 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: He earned All American status twice while at Arizona State University, 139 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: while simultaneously earning a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. Cain 140 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: faced a crossroads after his graduation from Arizona State University. 141 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: He'd heard about opportunities in the rising sport of MMA 142 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: and thought that given in his background, he could really 143 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: slay as a professional mixed martial artist with some training, 144 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: But his friends and family weren't wildly on. 145 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 2: Board with the idea. Think about it. 146 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: From their perspective, it was the early two thousands, so 147 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: mma wasn't really all that established as a sport yet, 148 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: and the little that the Belasquez had heard about MMA 149 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: sounded incredibly violent and incredibly dangerous. It's certainly understandable that 150 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: Caine's parents would have reservations about their son choosing such 151 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: a fraught career path. They wanted him to become a teacher, 152 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: but Cain had a feeling that he was destined for 153 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: UFC greatness, so he respectfully went his own way, turning 154 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: his attention to MMA training. This decision was not an 155 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: easy one for Cain, not from a feel good about 156 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: not making the folks worry perspective, and definitely not from 157 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: a logistics standpoint. Since his training facility was in San Jose, California, 158 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: a two hour drive from his home Cain had to 159 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: take a long road trip back to his own bed 160 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 1: after working an evening shift as a bouncer. Sometimes I 161 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't want to go all the way back home, so 162 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't, Kane admitted years later. The next day my 163 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: mom would ask where did you stay? And I'd tell 164 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: my mom, Oh, I stayed at a coach's house, but 165 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: had actually sleep in my car a lot. I'd be 166 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: parked outside the home depot across the street, and then 167 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: get up whenever it was time to train. Caine's hard 168 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: work and sacrifices paid off in the octagon, which is 169 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: the intimidating cage mma fighters enter into for their matches. 170 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: Is UFC debut against Brad Morris at UFC eighty three 171 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight and won by TKO a 172 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: technical knockout in the first round. His professional star wars 173 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: rising fast. But it wasn't just his MMA training time 174 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: that was paying off in a big way. The bouncer 175 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: job he had to make financial ends meet ended up 176 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: being just as meaningful. More so even you see, Kane 177 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: had noticed Michelle Borkat, a girl who frequented the bar 178 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: where he worked as a bouncer. It wasn't just Michelle's flowing, 179 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: light brown hair and smile that turned Kane's head. She 180 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: was funny and quick witted and kind. So Caine carefully 181 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: checked her idea to make sure she was legal, because hey, 182 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 1: he was a bouncer. And then he approached Michelle. Their 183 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: connection was instant and deep. On May sixth, two thousand 184 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: and nine, they welcomed their first child, Coral Love Velsquez. 185 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: On February twenty third, twenty ten, Caine proposed to Michelle 186 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: on Bondai Beach in New South Wales, Australia. I wanted 187 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: to catch her off guard, Kane remembers with a laugh. 188 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: So as we were walking along the beach, I went 189 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: down as though I hurt my ankle. She didn't know 190 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: what was going on. And then I got serious and 191 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: started saying some words that I love her and want 192 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: to raise a family with her. That's how I proposed. 193 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: Michelle remembers her proposal with a smile too. I was 194 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: laughing the whole time, she said. Kine was acting a 195 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: little weird when we went for our walk. When he 196 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: went down, he said, my foot, my foot, but he 197 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: had this big smile on his face. And then he 198 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: started getting off serious and proposing, but he didn't give 199 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: any time. When you say a joke, you normally let 200 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: the person laugh a little bit. There was no gap, 201 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: Michelle added. So while Caine didn't have fantastic acting chops, 202 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: he did leave Bondai Beach engaged to the love of 203 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: his life and finally with a long courtship and a 204 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: child between them. On May twenty eight, twenty eleven, Michelle 205 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: and Kane made it all official, tying the knot in 206 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: a wedding ceremony in Tempe, Arizona. Michelle and two year 207 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: old Coral twin wearing matching mother daughter ruffled dresses to 208 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: the ceremony. His wife and daughter provided Kin with a 209 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: grounding force away from the adrenaline filled world of MMA. 210 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: Kane has even gone on record with UFC dot Com saying, 211 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: all the love you get from your family, knowing that 212 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: they're always there, it's just the best thing. It definitely 213 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: keeps you grounded, It definitely keeps you focused, and there's 214 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: no bs. Family are the people that love you and 215 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 1: are always around you. Michelle was Caine's rock, and their 216 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: family life together fueled his professional success. He had loved 217 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: ones to support now, and Kane would stop at nothing 218 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: to give his family the very best chance at realizing 219 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: their dreams, just as his own parents had done for 220 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: him and his siblings. Kane missed Michelle and Coral tremendously 221 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: when he was away fighting. His friend and later on 222 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: WWE combatant Ray Mysterio said, Kine is a loving man 223 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: who has consistently gone above and beyond to provide the 224 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: best possible life for his family. He has expressed to 225 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: me how heart it is having to leave them behind 226 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: at home when he travels in order to pay the 227 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: bills or put food on his family's table. It wasn't easy, 228 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: but Kain was fighting for his family now, and that 229 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: gave him tremendous strength. When he wasn't taking choral to 230 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: father daughter dances, having family Wednesie nights, treating his ladies 231 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: to Broadway musicals in New York City, helping with homework, 232 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: or whisking Michelle off on a date, Kine was training 233 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: or competing. His fighting style was a blend of explosive 234 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: power and technical wrestling, and his performance in the octagon 235 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: was like anything UFC viewers had ever seen before, being 236 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: unique as an asset in the octagon, so Cain quickly 237 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: became a fan favorite. Despite his bulk at six one, 238 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty pounds, Kin moved forward quickly and 239 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: constantly when fighting, giving his opponents very little room to 240 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: land clean strikes. Always family focused, Cain credited the days 241 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: when he would toss watermelons in the fields with his 242 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: dad effort for his legendary stamina. He had such tremendous 243 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: endurance that his trademark was to continue fighting aggressively well 244 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: after his opponents became exhausted. This tactic earned him the 245 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: nickname Cardio Kane. Kane's journey through the ranks of the 246 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: UFC was marked by notable victories. 247 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 2: Each showcasing his skill and resilience. 248 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: UFC one ten was a career highlight when He's surprised 249 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: commentators by defeating former Pride Heavyweight Champion and former interim 250 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogera in a first round ko, 251 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: earning Knockout of the Night honors With his victory open Nagera. 252 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: Kine earned a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight with then champion 253 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: brock Lesnar at UFC one twenty one. UFC brought back 254 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: UFC primetime specifically to promote the Lessner versus Velasquez fight. 255 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: This was a big deal, and when Kane Velasquez defeated 256 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: Brock Lessner via TKO in the first round, he'd solidified 257 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: himself as a bona fide UFC star. I know what 258 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: a I've had to do from the beginning, Kine said, 259 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: I have to train and win. That's all it comes 260 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: down to winning. But for Cain, winning at MMA, however 261 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: much you relished, his career in being a Mexican role 262 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: model was always second to being a committed husband and father. 263 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: So when his son, Kane Velaskazh Junior was born in 264 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, Cain soaked up every moment as a new 265 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: family of four, which happened to coincide with a thirty 266 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: one month hiatus from the octagon to heal his body 267 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: after beating Travis Brown at UFC two hundred. The time 268 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: that I was away from USC was something that I cherished, 269 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: Caine said. It's very rare that somebody gets to step 270 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: away from what they do for work and be at 271 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:48,479 Speaker 1: home and be with their family. Kane Velaska's truly epitomized 272 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier's belief that you measure 273 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: a man by how he is to his family, his children. 274 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: Cain was, by all accounts an excellent dad. Whether he 275 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: was in the octagon or at home, Kane Velasquez had 276 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: his children top of mind. He was a fighter and 277 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: a father who understood that his children were his reason 278 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: for competing, his reason for pushing himself so very hard. 279 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: Caane's children wore his world, his motivation, and a constant 280 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: reminder of the values and heritage he aspired to pass 281 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: down from his own parents and heroes, Ephren and Isabel. Okay, 282 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: so now it's time for the twist. What Kane Velasquez 283 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: was about to face has got to be one of 284 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: the darkest nightmares imaginable, far more frightening than anything he 285 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: ever faced in the octagon. So drink up, embrace yourself 286 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: for a terrifying ride. It's Monday, February twenty eighth, twenty 287 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: twenty two, a little after three pm in the afternoon, 288 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: and a black Suv is roaring through the streets of 289 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: South San Josea near Morgan Hill, in pursuit of a 290 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: Chevy Silverado pickup truck. The suv rams into the pickup 291 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: truck repeatedly before the suv driver lifts a forty caliber 292 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: semi automatic handgun and fires into the Chevy. What in 293 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: the world is going on? Things like this don't usually 294 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: happen in the Morgan Hill area, an extremely affluent residential 295 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: community ranked in the top five hundred most expensive areas 296 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: to live by Forbes Magazine. It's the seat of several 297 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: high tech companies in a dining, entertainment and recreational destination 298 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: thanks to as many fancy hotels, wineries, and nature parks, 299 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: so dry by shootings are definitely not expected in this 300 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: neck of the woods. It wasn't just shocking that this 301 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: extreme armed road rage was happening in such a nice area. 302 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: It was also unthinkable that a celebrity who actually lived 303 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: in the area, just up the road in his fifty 304 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: one hundred square foot one point seven million dollar mansion, 305 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: was the one behind the wheel of the guns blazing 306 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: black suv. Locals recognized him behind the wheel and were 307 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 1: stunned to see their accomplished neighbor, a devoted husband and 308 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: father apparently chasing after and firing a gun into a 309 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: Chevy Silverado pickup truck containing three terrified people. 310 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 2: That's right. 311 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: It appeared as though family man kane Velasquez, who had 312 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: picked himself up from nothing and empowered Mexicans to believe 313 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: in their dreams, was now putting everything he'd built on 314 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: the line, everything his parents sacrificed for on the line, 315 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: to go after the people in this pickup truck. Why 316 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: it was totally out of character. Sure, Kane Velasquez was 317 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: a fierce fighter in the cage at work, but he 318 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 1: never brought that side of him home. 319 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 2: His colleague could be even. 320 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: Nevega Metov had described him as an honest and kind 321 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: hearted person who would do anything for his family and friends. 322 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: So why would Kin aggressively pursue and try to gun 323 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: down the family of three in the fleeing chevy, A mother, 324 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: a stepfather, and their adult son. Surely this action ran 325 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: contrary to everything Cain stood for, protecting the stability, security, 326 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: and sanctity of his family above all else. As the 327 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: dust settled with a horrifying eleven mile car chase and 328 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: alleged shooting coming to an end at three fourteen PM, 329 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: kane Velaskaz exited his suv and was taken without a fight. 330 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: Into custody by local law enforcement. The Chevy Silverado pickup 331 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: truck he had pursued was riddled with bullets, and one 332 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: of its passengers was moaning clearly injured. Kine must have 333 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: known that his face would be plastered all over the news, 334 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: that he would be hauled off to prison, and that 335 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 1: his family would suffer for his actions. 336 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: What possible reason. 337 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: Could Kin have for upending his life with what appeared 338 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: to be such a brash, attempted murder. He had everything 339 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: going for him, a thriving MMA career, financial success, a beautiful, 340 00:19:55,480 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: supportive wife, two healthy, doting children. From the outside looking in, 341 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: there seemed no apparent reason for Kane Velaskaz to have 342 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: engaged in such an outrageous criminal act. Immediately, people's suspect 343 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: of MMA as a sport pointed to CTE, or chronic 344 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: traumatic encephalopathy, saying that a brain injury would explain Caine's sudden, 345 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: uncharacteristic action. Surely, what had occurred could only be attributed 346 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: to CTE symptoms, including behavior problems, mood problems, and problems 347 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: with thinking. After all, NFL player Philip Adams had been 348 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: suffering from CTE before killing six people. 349 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 2: And then himself. 350 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bingle's wide receiver Chris Henry was accused of assault 351 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: had multiple arrests for illegal substance and gun charges before 352 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: dying at age twenty six with an advanced CTE diagnosis. 353 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jvonne Belcher, also diagnosed with CTE, 354 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: shot his girlfriend and then himself at age twenty five, 355 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: leaving behind their young daughter. Athletes suffering from chronic traumatic 356 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: incephalopathy certainly at a history of violent outbursts outside of 357 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: their professional careers. The assumption of CTE fit. But the 358 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: more frightening prospect was that Caine was acting rationally in 359 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: accordance with society's expectations of him. Definitely not, but rationally 360 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: arguably yes. You see, parents are, for the most part, 361 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: biologically conditioned to do anything to protect their kids. There 362 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: are certainly plenty of instances in which parents buck this 363 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: scientific hypothesis and don't adequately protect their children. 364 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 2: You only have to consider the. 365 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: Parents who allegedly abandon their nine year old daughter to 366 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: a bison attack at Yellowstone National Park, or abusive mom 367 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: slash influencer Ruby Frankie, or even at other species like 368 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: the Quaker. One of the smallest wallaby species in Australia 369 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: who drop their young for predators in order to ensure 370 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: their own escape. To know that there are exceptions to 371 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: this rule, but according to science, a majority of us 372 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 1: would stare down any consequence if we felt it was 373 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: in our children's best interest. 374 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 2: Specifically, a team. 375 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: Of neuroscientists from the Champarli Mass Center for the Unknown 376 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: in Lisbon, Portugal, discovered that radical protectiveness in parents' behavior 377 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: depends on the action of the so called love hormone 378 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 1: oxytocin on the neurons of the amygdala, a brain structure 379 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: known for its crucial role in the processing of emotional reactions. 380 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: So if you're a parent and someone hurts your child, 381 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: you don't need to be a professional combat fighter suffering 382 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 1: from CTE to want or even try to take that 383 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: person down. 384 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 2: It's instinctual. 385 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: So while the entire car chase and shooting was surreal, 386 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: the people who knew Kane velasque as well, even as 387 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: they watched him in custody on the news, believed that 388 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: if he had in fact been behind the wheel of 389 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: the black suv, that he had not acted without purpose, 390 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: and that the trigger for the attack had probably been 391 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: related to protecting the people he loved most, his children. 392 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 1: After all, Kine was used to being under pressure, to 393 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: being his best under pressure. Something momentous and terribly personal 394 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: must have set off this alleged violent outburst. As the 395 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: news reports came flooding out and the victims' names were released, 396 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: Caine's nearest and dearest started to understand the fuller picture. 397 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 2: You see. 398 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: The pickups passengers' names were Paddy Gulart, Paul Bender, and 399 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: Harry Gulart, and the Gallard family had just been in 400 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: the news themselves only days before. So who are the Gularts? 401 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: Well an upscale San Jose. The name Gulart had been 402 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 1: associated with daycare for decades. Patti Gulart ran a premier 403 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: nursery out of her beautiful, almost four thousand square foot 404 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: home located less than a mile away from Cain's own mansion. 405 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: Many neighborhood big wigs sent their children to Patty's daycare, 406 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: and why not. It had a great reputation and seemed 407 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: to be equipped with everything kids could want. A big 408 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: backyard to play in, plenty of light, clean indoor space, 409 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: healthy snacks, and comfortable napping area. Only twelve kids were 410 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: supposed to be enrolled at a time, ensuring that they could. 411 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 2: All be well looked after. 412 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: The kids who went to Patty Gillard's daycare were privileged, 413 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: and Kane Velasquez had worked hard his entire life to 414 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: make sure that his children would always be among the privileged. 415 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: He must have felt so proud, so sure sending Coral 416 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: and Kane Velasquez Junior off to Patty's daycare, pleased to 417 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: know that his precious children were in an elite, experienced environment. 418 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: So imagine the horror he felt at discovering that the 419 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: Goallard family had betrayed his trust. Imagine Cain's rage at 420 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,679 Speaker 1: finding out that Patty Goillard's forty three year old son, Harry, 421 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: who lived in the same house where his adored children 422 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: were so many children spent their days, was an alleged 423 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: child molester. And imagine Kine's gut wrenching sadness and overwhelming 424 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: anger at hearing his four year old son, Kane velaskazh 425 00:24:56,080 --> 00:25:00,239 Speaker 1: Junior telling him directly that Harry Gollard had taken him 426 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: into a bathroom and molested him. When later interviewed by 427 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: the Santa Clara Police, Kane Velasquez Junior said he'd witnessed 428 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: Harry Gillard take other children into the bathroom as well. 429 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: The daycare, once a symbol of status, safety and care, 430 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: was now the epicenter of a tragic scandal. The trust 431 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: that parents, including Cain, had placed in the Gallart family 432 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 1: was irreparably broken. Cain's precious sun had been horrifically violated, 433 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: and there was no recourse sufficient for that alleged crime. Worse, 434 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: once the situation had been reported to the police, Harry 435 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: Gollart was released by authorities, even with the charge of 436 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: felony child molestation. 437 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: In fact, Harry. 438 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: Was released on his own recognizance, which means he didn't 439 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: even have to post bail. He just signed a piece 440 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: of paper promising to show up for the next court date. 441 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: The only condition of Harry's release was that he would 442 00:25:55,920 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: be required to obtain an electronic monitoring bracelet. Up on 443 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: the risk treatment by the authorities for such a serious 444 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: allegation seems wrong right, and the situation devolved further into 445 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: the hands of the Santa Clara officials. Unbelievably, Kane Velaska's family, 446 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: already reeling from their young son's allegations, of abuse weren't 447 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: notified about Harry Gillard's release. This lack of communication quickly 448 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: became a critical point of contention. First of all, the 449 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: law requires the prosecutor to inform victim's families when a 450 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: defendant involved in their cases being released, so it was 451 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: a breach of legal protocol that this did not happen. 452 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: But beyond the legal oversight, imagine the distress and fear 453 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: that this lack of communication caused the Velasquez family and 454 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: all the families who had sent their children to the 455 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: Gallart daycare. It must have been a nightmare for the parents, 456 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: feeling that justice was slipping away and not even being 457 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: kept informed about developments that directly affected their children's safety 458 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: and well being. Remember, the Gallart's home and daycare was 459 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: only about a mile away from Kane Velasquez home. Was 460 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: Harry Gallart, who stood accused of abusing his son going 461 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 1: to be allowed to live down the street. Caine was 462 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: understandably apoplectic. Ripples of shock and confusion tore through the community. 463 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: No one wanted a child molest to back out in public, 464 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: and lack of consideration for the Velasquez family by authorities 465 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: had been undeniably appalling. The Santa Clara County Court's decision 466 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: to release Harry Gallart without bail and the prosecution's failure 467 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: to notify the Velasquez family raised serious questions about the 468 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: criminal justice system. How could someone accused of such a 469 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: heinous crime walk free without bail and why was the 470 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: alleged victim's family left in the dark about Harry's release. 471 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: These questions added fuel to an already blazing fire of 472 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: public and personal outrage. The release of Harry Gillart was 473 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: not just a procedural step in the legal process. It 474 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: was a trigger, setting off a chain of events that 475 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: would lead to the tragic and allegedly violent confrontation involving 476 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: Kane Velasquez and the Gallart family. The outraged father, Kane 477 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: Velasquaez waited three days after Harry Gillart was released back 478 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 1: into the public by authorities before acting. When he knew 479 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 1: that Harry Gelart was going to be transported by his 480 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: mother Patty and stepfather Paul Bender to get the mandatory 481 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: electronic monitor fitted, Caine allegedly chased them in his suv 482 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,679 Speaker 1: and tried to gun down the sex offender who had 483 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: molested his son Caine missed Harry and allegedly shot Harry's stepfather, 484 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: Paul Bender, wounding him in the arm, and Torso with 485 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: non life threatening injuries. But the larger question being asked 486 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: by the public once all these details came out was 487 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: whether Kane Velaskaz had actually been in the wrong after all. 488 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: Was vigilante justice ever acceptable? Opinions started pouring in. Paula Canney, 489 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: a criminal defense attorney, legal analyst and longtime former deputy 490 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 1: district attorney, said that there was no excuse for Kane's behavior. 491 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: I don't want even mixed martial arts fighters who are 492 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: champions to go around and fire guns in public places 493 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: and to take the law into his own hands. It's horrifying, 494 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: it's frightening, she said. There is no defense of vigilante justice, 495 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: and that's probably a good thing, otherwise the whole system 496 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: would devolve into vigilanteism. There is no defense of I 497 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: was so mad I had to do it. But for 498 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: every person who agreed with Attorney Paula Canny, there seemed 499 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: to be at least one person standing up for Kane Velasquez. 500 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: Free Kane became a hashtag in general theme across social 501 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: media platforms, as many people argue that Kane Velaska's actions 502 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 1: were justified. Former UFC Welterwaite Ben Asgrin wrote, I don't 503 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:46,479 Speaker 1: want to live in a country where you can't shoot 504 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:50,959 Speaker 1: someone who sexually abused her child. Kyle Krutchmer posted on Twitter, 505 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear anything else about CTE. This dude, 506 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: Kane Velasquez protected his family. The authorities released a scumbag. 507 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: I've always been taught to protect my family, and that's 508 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: at any cost. 509 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 2: Free Kine. 510 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: Jamal Hill summed up the MMA community stands declaring free Kine. 511 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: You touch my kids, and I'm coming the same way. 512 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 1: Kane Velasquez, who had always been a fighter, had now 513 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: crossed the line for what mattered most to him family, 514 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: his alleged vigilanteism. It sparked a debate, and a clash 515 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: between public opinion and legal authority was brewing. There's still 516 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: a whole lot of Kane Velaska's story for me to 517 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: swill up and serve people. Take your time to digest 518 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: what you've heard, and meet me back here next week 519 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: to find out what happens. I'm your host, Jay Harris, 520 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: and this is playing dirty, Playing dirty, Sports Scandals is 521 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: a production of Dan Patrick Productions, never Ever Productions and 522 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: Workhouse Media from executive producers Dan Patrick, Paul Anderson, Nick Panela, 523 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: Maya Glickman, and Jennifer Clary. 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