MAN WHO TRIES TO ROB MMA FIGHTER GETS MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR...

By Martial News Reporter

A WOULD-BE robber got more than he bargained for when he tried to hold-up an MMA fighter.

According to police, Anthony Miranda, 24, tried to rob the fighter at gunpoint in the Southwest Side, Chicago.

The victim was sitting in his car and Miranda is said to have approached him and asked him for a light.

When the MMA fighter said he didn't have a light, Miranda is said to have pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim give him his valuables.

The fighter handed over his cash, wallet and other valuables. The gunman then demanded he got out of the car.

The 33-year-old fighter then grabbed the gun and during the struggle the rober shot himself in the ankle. He was then restrained by the fighter until police arrived on the scene

Although the name of the fighter has not been released, he told officers that he fights in the UFC.

Miranda was treated in hospital for his injuries.