The Mac
08-04-2010, 07:55 PM
Roger Huerta knocked out an attacker in a street fight outside of a bar in Austin, Texas early Saturday morning, according to TMZ, which released footage of the confrontation and aftermath of the scuffle.
In the video, Huerta confronts an attacker after watching him knock out a female. A friend of Huerta's is seen rushing over and yelling "Roger" to stop Huerta from engaging with the attacker, but Huerta chases after the attacker and leaves him laid out on the ground.
Huerta could presumably be facing potential criminal charges for his actions, but according to TMZ, no arrests have so far been made.
"I have not spoken to Roger yet about this incident, but I can say that it's in his nature to be very protective of women," Huerta's manager was quoted as saying to TMZ.
Looking at Huerta's childhood past, it shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise that Huerta would become instantly emotional after witnessing a violence act towards a woman. Huerta faced abuse growing up and was eventually abandoned by his mother. It wasn't until high school when he began experiencing positive family life when a friend's mother took legal custody of him.
The future of Huerta's fight career has already been uncertain following his surprising loss to Pat Curran in May in Bellator's lightweight tournament semifinals. Huerta was a major acquisition for Bellator after fulfilling his contract with the UFC at UFC Fight Night 19 last September. There was talk of him fighting in Dream or K-1, but nothing has come out of it.
In the video, Huerta confronts an attacker after watching him knock out a female. A friend of Huerta's is seen rushing over and yelling "Roger" to stop Huerta from engaging with the attacker, but Huerta chases after the attacker and leaves him laid out on the ground.
Huerta could presumably be facing potential criminal charges for his actions, but according to TMZ, no arrests have so far been made.
"I have not spoken to Roger yet about this incident, but I can say that it's in his nature to be very protective of women," Huerta's manager was quoted as saying to TMZ.
Looking at Huerta's childhood past, it shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise that Huerta would become instantly emotional after witnessing a violence act towards a woman. Huerta faced abuse growing up and was eventually abandoned by his mother. It wasn't until high school when he began experiencing positive family life when a friend's mother took legal custody of him.
The future of Huerta's fight career has already been uncertain following his surprising loss to Pat Curran in May in Bellator's lightweight tournament semifinals. Huerta was a major acquisition for Bellator after fulfilling his contract with the UFC at UFC Fight Night 19 last September. There was talk of him fighting in Dream or K-1, but nothing has come out of it.