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Luis Peña Issues First Public Statement Following Criminal Charges
July 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Luis Pena reacts following his victory by submission against Richie Smullen during the TUF 27 Finale at Pearl Theater. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Luis Peña has issued his first public statement after news of his recent arrest and criminal charges were made public last week.
Last week, it came to light that UFC lightweight Luis Peña was arrested by the Coral Springs Police Department and charged for robbery by sudden snatching, battery, and criminal mischief. Allegedly, Peña suddenly grabbed his girlfriendâs cell phone during a heated argument about her talking to other men and then threw the phone down to the ground, thus shattering it.
UFC Fight Night Review 4/17/2021 UFC Fight Night Review 4/17/2021
Luis Pena vs. Alexander Munoz
The 1st round of this fight was pretty wild and furious. Both of these men want a KO to their name to move up the division’s rankings. Pena seemed to have control in this fight while Munoz appeared to be playing catch up. The fight certainly evened out as time went by. This was a great showing of how the lightweight division truly is wide open. Pena just just enough to make sure he seemed like he was in control. The biggest factor was the 3rd round, where Pena hit some good shots on Munoz.
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 257 and UFC Fight NIght: Whittaker vs. Gastelum HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 257 and UFC Fight NIght: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
Bellator 257 and UFC Fight NIght: Whittaker vs. Gastelum were this weekend and featured some good fight and a lot of decisions. Let’s get to the rundown.
Bellator 257
GOOD- Veta Arteaga vs. Desiree Yanez
The first round was really close, as they both landed a lot of shots. I leaned Yanez but Arteaga looked good in there as well. Yanez did get a late takedown, though. Round two saw Arteaga drop Yanez early with a big punch, then got a takedown a little later. Unfortunately, she also hit Yanez with an illegal knee to a downed opponent and had a point deducted from her. The third round saw Yanez get a takedown but Arteaga started tagging her with punches. This was a really close fight, a tough one to score. I thought it wou