Luis Peña has been released from jail after an $8,000 bond was posted. Luis Peña was recently charged with three crimes: robbery by sudden snatching, battery, and criminal mischief. Last week, additional details behind the charges surfaced, with Peña a…
Luis Peña has been released from jail after an $8,000 bond was posted. Luis Peña was recently charged with three crimes: robbery by sudden snatching, battery, and criminal mischief. Last week, additional details behind the charges surfaced, with Peña allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and threatening to kill her and himself. He also is accused of […]
Earlier this week news broke that Luis Pena, currently of the UFC lightweight division is being charged with multiple felony counts of robbery and battery criminal mischief. Coral Springs Police Department took Pena in following an issued warrant by a police department in a separate Florida county. Christian Swinson, public information officer for Coral Springs […]
Earlier this week news broke that Luis Pena, currently of the UFC lightweight division is being charged with multiple felony counts of robbery and battery criminal mischief.
Coral Springs Police Department took Pena in following an issued warrant by a police department in a separate Florida county.
Christian Swinson, public information officer for Coral Springs Police said. “It was actually called in by another police department for us to go and get him, and then we had an independent person tell us where he was, and they took him into custody under that warrant.”
A few days earlier Pena had taken to social media to talk about his ongoing battle with mental health issues.
“People aren’t comfortable talking about this, but I have been going through serious mental health issues my entire life and have finally gained the strength to get and accept the help I’ve needed for a long time,” Pena wrote. “If you’re struggling take it from me its okay to reach out”
According to a domestic probable cause affidavit in Palm Beach County (Fla.) obtained by MMA Fighting. The robbery and battery charges against Pena stem from an alleged domestic violence incident on June 14. The UFC lightweight girlfriend of one year accuses Pena of punching her and stealing her iPhone 11. The woman in question told police that she engaged in a physical altercation with Pena after he accused her of looking at other men on Instagram, grabbed her phone, and destroyed it.
‘Violent Bob Ross’ remain in the Broward County (Fla.) main jail as he awaits a bond hearing on three charges. Daniel Martinez denies all charges levied against his client.
“An accusation is not worth the piece of paper it’s printed on,” he said. “Nobody was there. There’s no evidence. It’s just person A’s rendition versus person B’s. … Accusations are accusations. Evidence is evidence.”
Do you think Luis Pena will be cut from the UFC following these accusations of domestic violence?
New details have emerged surrounding UFC lightweight Luis Peña’s arrest that was reported over the weekend. Saturday, it was reported that Luis Pena was arrested by the Coral Springs Police Department and charged with robbery by sudden snatching, batte…
New details have emerged surrounding UFC lightweight Luis Peña’s arrest that was reported over the weekend. Saturday, it was reported that Luis Pena was arrested by the Coral Springs Police Department and charged with robbery by sudden snatching, battery, and criminal mischief. More details have now emerged after the release of a Wednesday ESPN […]
Luis Pena, currently of the UFC lightweight division and formerly of The Ultimate Fighter, is being charged with multiple felony counts of robbery and battery criminal mischief. Pena burst onto the UFC scene at The Ultimate Fighter finale, winning by first round submission via guillotine choke. Since then, he has fought seven times for the […]
Luis Pena, currently of the UFC lightweight division and formerly of The Ultimate Fighter, is being charged with multiple felony counts of robbery and battery criminal mischief.
Pena burst onto the UFC scene at The Ultimate Fighter finale, winning by first round submission via guillotine choke. Since then, he has fought seven times for the promotion, accumulating a 4-3 record. He tested positive for marijuana in his most recent loss against Khama Worthy.
Coral Springs Police Department took Pena in following an issued warrant by a police department in a separate Florida county.
Christian Swinson, public information officer for Coral Springs Police, told MMA Fighting, “It was actually called in by another police department for us to go and get him, and then we had an independent person tell us where he was, and they took him into custody under that warrant.”
Swinson said the warrant was issued because Pena may have either missed an arraignment hearing or charges could have been added subsequent to the initial charge.
Pena went to Twitter to talk about his mental health struggles. He said, “I have been going through serious mental health issues my entire life.”
Here is the full tweet:
Pena most recently graced the octagon canvas on April 17, 2021 against Alexander Munoz, winning by split decision.
With these charges and being just 4-3 in the UFC, does Luis Pena have a future with the organization?
UFC lightweight Luis Peña was arrested Friday and charged with multiple offenses, including battery and robbery by sudden snatching. The Coral Springs (Fl.) Police Department picked Peña up on Friday after receiving an anonymous tip. An MMA Fighting re…
UFC lightweight Luis Peña was arrested Friday and charged with multiple offenses, including battery and robbery by sudden snatching. The Coral Springs (Fl.) Police Department picked Peña up on Friday after receiving an anonymous tip. An MMA Fighting report released Saturday contains the following statement from a CSPD spokesperson, Christian Swinson: “It was actually called […]
If you are planning to steal Alex Munoz’s car, don’t expect to get off lightly. The UFC lightweight and Team Alpha Male wrestling coach woke up one morning to find his car stolen. Recounting the situation on Urijah Faber’s The Cali Cast, Munoz shared what turned out to be a pretty epic story (Transcribed by […]
If you are planning to steal Alex Munoz’s car, don’t expect to get off lightly.
The UFC lightweight and Team Alpha Male wrestling coach woke up one morning to find his car stolen. Recounting the situation on Urijah Faber’s The Cali Cast, Munoz shared what turned out to be a pretty epic story (Transcribed by MMA Mania).
“It was early in the morning,” Munoz began. “My girl woke me up, and she said ‘Did you leave your car parked at the gym?’ No, I didn’t. I knew right away. I ran outside and it was gone. I knew it wasn’t there, filed a police report, and then I found it really fast.”
Munoz went looking around local homeless camps in the Sacramento area, documenting the whole thing on his Instagram account. Munoz eventually found the vehicle, minus the thieves and all the snowboarding equipment he had inside. After informing the police that he had recovered the vehicle, he went about looking for the culprits.
“I start looking around myself, I see this guy walking passed … I double-take him, and he’s wearing all my snowboard gear,” Munoz said. “He’s wearing my jacket, my pants, all my stuff. I double-back around and follow him back to my car, him and his buddy get in. I call the police, like “Where are you at?” They said they were on their way, but I don’t know where they were … I basically hunted these guys down, chased ‘em down for probably five blocks. He jumps out, ‘You have a problem?’ Yeah man, you’re in my car! That’s my vehicle!”
“I end up confronting them. One runs, the other one tries to run. I’m just jogging next to him, I see him getting tired, slowing down and breathing hard. He stole my training gear, I had a UFC picture signed … they knew I was a trained fighter!
“At that point, he panicked, and he pulled out a screwdriver and tried to rush me … so, he lunges at me with a screwdriver — I push kick him in the stomach. I got lucky with the timing I guess, took the breath out of him right away. He just laid down on the ground, so I started pulling all my clothes, like dragging him down the street. Give me my pants! I make him sit down on the curb until the cops come, and they were able to help me out.”
Hopefully for Munoz, the rest of his training camp goes by with less drama. He is scheduled to meet Luis Pena next week at UFC on ESPN 22.
Let this be a lesson, kids: Crime doesn’t pay. But it might get you beat up by a professional MMA fighter.
Would you ever track down a carjacker like Alex Munoz did?