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Michael Bisping Recalls Intruder Trying To Burn Down His House

Michael BispingFormer UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has recalled the time his home was broken into after hearing about the terrifying ordeal Anthony Smith and his family endured. Last week light-heavyweight contender Smith told Ariel Helwani a man had broken into his home in the middle in the night. The 205lb fighter then engaged in one […]

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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has recalled the time his home was broken into after hearing about the terrifying ordeal Anthony Smith and his family endured.

Last week light-heavyweight contender Smith told Ariel Helwani a man had broken into his home in the middle in the night. The 205lb fighter then engaged in one of the toughest fights of his life to subdue the man. Smith admitted he struggled to contain the intruder who was later revealed to be Luke Haberman, a star wrestler during his days in high school. Ultimately police arrived and took away the man and he was charged before being released to the hospital.

Speaking about Smith’s home invasion story on the Believe You Me podcast Bisping expressed his belief that the scary ordeal was most likely caused by the intruder taking drugs, he said.

“Cocaine is a hell of a drug. This guy was out of his mind. I guarantee (he was) on some kind of very, very strong drug. And fair play to Anthony Smith for admitting that he was terrified. Because it is terrifying.

Bisping then went on to tell of the time he suffered a home invasion of his own, which is why he can empathize with Smith and his family, he explained.

“A guy came to my house in the middle of the night with a petrol canister and a hammer and tried to burn me down. You sh*t your pants. So regardless of whether or not you’re Anthony Smith, who is a f*cking badass. He’s one of the best fighters in the world,” Bisping said.

“When somebody comes to your house in the middle of the night and you’ve got children in there. Jesus Christ man that is absolutely terrifying. Well done to Anthony for showing restraint and being honest about the entire situation.” (Transcribed by Essentially Sports)

What do you make of this home invasion story from Michael Bisping?

VIDEO: Anthony Smith Home Invader Breaks Into Neighbours Property

Anthony SmithNew footage has emerged showing Luke Haberman breaking into another house before he entered the home of UFC fighter Anthony Smith. Speaking to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, one time title challenger at 205lbs Smith said he was woken in the early hours of Sunday morning by his wife who heard someone was in their home. After finding […]

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New footage has emerged showing Luke Haberman breaking into another house before he entered the home of UFC fighter Anthony Smith.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, one time title challenger at 205lbs Smith said he was woken in the early hours of Sunday morning by his wife who heard someone was in their home. After finding a stranger (Luke Haberman) in his home Smith got into an epic five-minute life and death fight. He admits to struggling to deal with the intruder despite being an elite level fighter, he said.

“I’m not lying when I said it was one of the toughest fights I’ve had in my whole life. I went into that fight ready to die. Nobody smart breaks into a house in the middle of the night unarmed. When they break in at night, it’s to hurt people.”

“No normal human is able to fight like that. I’m by no means the baddest dude on the planet. But he’s a regular Joe and I had a hard time dealing with him. And he took everything that I gave him. Every punch, every knee, every elbow. He took every single one of them and kept fighting me.”

“You always just think you’re such a badass. I just don’t feel like one. I feel insufficient a little bit. I didn’t know it was possible to be that terrified.” (Transcribed by BJPenn.com)

Earlier today it was revealed Haberman was actually a wrestling star during his days in high school, boasting a record of 32 wins and 11 losses in his senior year.

Now new footage has emerged which shows Haberman opening the door of another house. The intruder then begins to scream incoherently at the top of his voice – check out the video below.

What do you make of this latest footage showing Luke Haberman before he broke into the home of Anthony Smith?

Michael Bisping Believes Anthony Smith’s Home Intruder Was On Drugs

Michael Bisping is convinced that Anthony Smith’s home intruder was on hard drugs. Smith had to fight off an intruder in his home in Omaha. While Smith is a UFC light heavyweight competing at the highest of levels, he admitted that he struggled t…

Michael Bisping is convinced that Anthony Smith’s home intruder was on hard drugs. Smith had to fight off an intruder in his home in Omaha. While Smith is a UFC light heavyweight competing at the highest of levels, he admitted that he struggled to keep the intruder contained. Fortunately for “Lionheart,” the man was unarmed […]

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Joe Rogan Questions Why Anthony Smith Didn’t Choke Out Home Intruder

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan wonders why Anthony Smith didn’t just choke out his home intruder. Smith had to deal with a scary situation in the Omaha area. The UFC light heavyweight had to fight off an unarmed man who entered his home before p…

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan wonders why Anthony Smith didn’t just choke out his home intruder. Smith had to deal with a scary situation in the Omaha area. The UFC light heavyweight had to fight off an unarmed man who entered his home before police arrived. Smith said the man was tougher to deal with […]

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WATCH: Footage Of UFC Fighter Anthony Smith’s Intruder Released

UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had quite the scare in his home. Smith was forced to fight off an intruder. “Lionheart” told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the intruder wouldn’t back down despite being hit with strikes. Fortunate…

UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had quite the scare in his home. Smith was forced to fight off an intruder. “Lionheart” told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the intruder wouldn’t back down despite being hit with strikes. Fortunately for Smith, the intruder wasn’t armed and he was able to contain him before police arrived. It has […]

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Anthony Smith Intruder Was A Former High School Wrestling Star

Anthony SmithLight-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith revealed he got into “one of the toughest” fights of his life with an intruder in his home last week. Speaking to Ariel Helwani Smith explained the events and detailed his epic fight with the intruder who he struggled to deal with despite being one of the baddest men on the […]

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Light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith revealed he got into “one of the toughest” fights of his life with an intruder in his home last week.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani Smith explained the events and detailed his epic fight with the intruder who he struggled to deal with despite being one of the baddest men on the planet, he said.

“I’m not lying when I said it was one of the toughest fights I’ve had in my whole life. I went into that fight ready to die. Nobody smart breaks into a house in the middle of the night unarmed. When they break in at night, it’s to hurt people.”

“No normal human is able to fight like that. I’m by no means the baddest dude on the planet. But he’s a regular Joe and I had a hard time dealing with him. And he took everything that I gave him. Every punch, every knee, every elbow. He took every single one of them and kept fighting me.”

“You always just think you’re such a badass. I just don’t feel like one. I feel insufficient a little bit. I didn’t know it was possible to be that terrified.” (Transcribed by BJPenn.com)

The identity of the intruder has now been revealed and goes some way to explaining why Smith struggled to contain him. The intruder was Luke Haberman, a Nebraska native in his 20’s. Haberman was a standout high school wrestler at Bishop Neumann with a wrestling record of 32-11 in his senior year.

It is still unclear why Haberman broke into Smith’s house although there appears to be signs the incident was triggered by mental illness. The former high school wrestling star was issued a citation before being released to the hospital; he will appear in court at a later date.

Does Anthony Smith struggling with the intruder make more sense with this latest information?