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Phoenix argued that the police didn’t have grounds to intervene, since they agreed to mutual combat, which has legal precedent under Washington state case law. In the aftermath of the videotaped fight, however, Seattle police officers are having to justify their decision to stand by and watch the fight. He says he had to stop a violent crime in the streets, too. The seeds of this are far from an MMA cage. Miocic (20-4) has not fought since losing the belt to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in.

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“What people are forgetting,” said Phoenix, “Is that we agreed to fight until he falls down.” Mixed martial artist Ben Fodor, who made national headlines for his crime-fighting superhero persona Phoenix Jones,' has been arrested for selling drugs in King County (Wash). By Harry Kettle - JanuThe MMA superhero known as ‘Phoenix Jones’, formerly a fighter with the World Series of Fighting, has been arrested on drug charges. Apparently it wasnt enough for Phoenix Jones to get his first win for World Series of Fighting. The fight between themBen (6-1-1) is a natural welterweight and Caros (10-5) is a natural lightweightwill take place at a 162-pound catchweight. Jones, 35, had 11 successful title defenses at light heavyweight, tying the UFC record with Demetrious Johnson. He reasoned that if the man couldn’t walk, he couldn’t follow him home. Phoenix said he tried to cause minimal physical damage during the fight. Phoenix came out on top in the melee and backed off once his opponent went down.

“I have a couple black belts and about 30 cage fights or so,” said Phoenix of his mixed martial arts experience.Īfter clarifying the terms of legal “mutual combat” with his opponent and police officers standing by, the two men shook hands. Dori noted that the fight was a mismatch from the beginning.
