UFC Pioneer Mikey Burnett and son were shot just a few hours ago

[That209]

UPDATE: Two teens been arrested with alleged connection to the shootings.

According to NewsOn6 Tulsa Police Department have since arrested two suspects in connection with the incident.

The accused are Harold Thompson, 16, and Kywaun Washington, 17.

Police stated that both Thompson and Washington admitted to trying to rob Mikey Burnett in the parking lot of Rib Crib restaurant, close to 10 Gym (where Burnett and his son Freddie had been working out).

According to an arrest report, Thompson approached Burnett around 7:25 p.m. last night and asked the former UFC welterweight contender if he could borrow his cell phone. Burnett obliged and reached for his phone. As he did this Thompson raised a pistol to Burnett's face and demanded his wallet.

The report states that Burnett was shot multiple times as he removed the gun from his face. Freddie Burnett, who was stood on the opposite side of a truck, came to his father's side when this happened and joined his father in fighting with Thompson. At this point, Washington joined the scuffle. During the melee Freddie was shot in the leg.

According to a witness, Thompson and Washington then ran from the Burnetts and fled the scene in a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora. The witness was able to record the vehicle's license plate number. This information was crucial to the police's apprehension of the alleged attackers.

Both Thompson and Washington have been booked on one count of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Both men have faced felony charges in the past.

Both Mikey and Freddie Burnett are expected to recover from their wounds.

UFC pioneer Mikey Burnett was shot 3 times in the abdomen and his son (Freddie) was shot in the leg. Both are said to be stabilized and expected to survive to ordeal.

Man, fuck this world. Stuff like this really gets on my nerves. Just disgusting how there's people who don't care for others lives, like stepping on a bug. They'll murder an innocent man and his son just for a couple bucks. Unbelievable.

Former UFC fighter Mikey Burnett and his son, Freddie, were reportedly shot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday night.

Tess Maune of News on 6 in Tulsa reported the story and noted both men "are expected to survive" the incident.

Maune cited a family member who said Burnett and Freddie were working out at a gym and had parked in a nearby parking lot. The police said two men attempted to rob them at their car. "We're told Freddie tried to fight off the suspected robbers when they held up his dad," Maune wrote.

Burnett was reportedly shot three times in the abdomen, while Freddie was shot in the leg.

Paighten Harkins of the Tulsa World reported both were taken to the hospital in the aftermath. Harkins also noted Freddie is only 18 years old.

"[Sergeant Robert] Rohloff said both victims' condition had stabilized," per Harkins.

Link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-burnett-and-son-shot-while-exiting-tulsa-gym

 

[Credo]

Dafak!!!? War Lions Den!

 

[BisexualMMA]

Disgusting. Hopefully they catch these guys and the full Lions Den crew gets to run a train on these motherfuckers.

Ving Rhames style. Get some hard, pipe-hitting ninjas to go to town on the homes with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.

 

[That209]

Disgusting. Hopefully they catch these guys and the full Lions Den crew gets to run a train on these motherfuckers.

Ving Rhames style. Get some hard, pipe-hitting ninjas to go to town on the homes with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.

That sounds like some Punisher shit. So a reasonable punishment.

 

[Deleted member 460645]

I read this a little bit ago. I feel awful.

Fucking cowards. That's all those bastards are.

I hope Mikey and his son come out of this okay.

 

[Number1StockBroker]

Thats fucked up what happened but this just shows you if you know UFC you still cant stop a bullet. Not sure what I would have done though so I shouldnt be saying much.

 

[RDUBYA]

Hope they pull through 100%

Watched his fight with Tadeu so many times back in the day

 

[SpiderCrawl]

Crazy, been binge watching TUF and just started season 4. Hope he recovers.

 

[robmorpeth]

'Murica be crazy!!!


I guess they'll say that these two guys should have been armed too so they could protect themselves against armed robbers. Just mental

 

[Hagelslag2]

First breaks his neck and then gets shot. Dude has a rough life.

 

[Hagelslag2]

'Murica be crazy!!!


I guess they'll say that these two guys should have been armed too so they could protect themselves against armed robbers. Just mental

I guess you're not American either. I'm saying this without making a value judgment, but the whole American gun situation and the way people discuss it is completely baffling to me.

 

[Perth MMA]

Burnett was shot 3 times in the abdomen and his son (Freddie) was shot in the leg. Both are said to be stabilized and expected to survive to ordeal.

Man, fuck this world. Stuff like this really gets on my nerves. Just disgusting how there's people who don't care for others lives, like stepping on a bug. They'll murder an innocent man and his son just for a couple bucks. Unbelievable.



Link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-burnett-and-son-shot-while-exiting-tulsa-gym

Hope he is Ok. Always thought he was underrated. Looked really good in a couple of fights.

 

[Buff]

First breaks his neck and then gets shot. Dude has a rough life.

I'm sure charging head first through walls had nothing to do with the neck breaking...

 

[robmorpeth]

I guess you're not American either. I'm saying this without making a value judgment, but the whole American gun situation and the way people discuss it is completely baffling to me.

No I'm not American and every time I hear a story like this or of some mass shooting I just feel lucky that common sense prevails here and that this is one less thing I have to worry about with my kids growing up here.

 

[Hagelslag2]

I'm sure charging head first through walls had nothing to do with the neck breaking...

We'll never know. He said it didn't. Why you'd run into a wall head first is beyond me, but o well.

 

[Buff]

We'll never know. He said it didn't. Why you'd run into a wall head first is beyond me, but o well.

Nothing will convince me otherwise... He arrives at the house, presumably passes a medical; puts on a helmet and breaks a wall down using running headbutts; broken neck discovered... I, for one was shocked.

 

[Clear Winner]

No I'm not American and every time I hear a story like this or of some mass shooting I just feel lucky that common sense prevails here and that this is one less thing I have to worry about with my kids growing up here.

Inb4 Americans fly in to tell you that they are safer because of guns.

 

[Goatenstein]

All of you Europeans whining about guns are going to wish you had some when ISIS is occupying your countries.

 

[The real JG]

Why do his eyes move side to side quickly?

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Lions Den unite!!!