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Hands up! UFC welterweight Chris Wilson robbed in Brazil

UFC welterweight Chris Wilson is pulling out all the stops for his UFC 98 fight against Brock Larson from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23.

Of course after being the victim of a home invasion in Brazil, where Wilson resides with his wife and two children, anything Larson throws at him will probably seem like a walk in the park.

From "The Professor" (Courtesy of Slam! Sports):

"As I came into the apartment complex, a guy held me up at gunpoint and then he called his friends. And then a total of five people came up to the apartment. They were armed and my family was in the bathroom - I've got two kids - so it was just a terrible situation ... they cleaned out whatever they wanted. They were after small stuff, but they took our TV and my laptop, and jewelry. And they took some of the kids' clothing and Nike tennis shoes, which are expensive down here ... Then they put everything in my car, made me take them somewhere. It was just terrible. Wasn't sure if I was coming back from that one. But it all worked out."

The Team Nogueira fighter, the son of Baptist missionaries, has spent most of his life in Brazil. Despite the incident, Wilson will fight as scheduled.

The Professor is coming off a split-decision loss to John Howard at UFC 94: "St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ back in January. It was the lone bright spot on a rather uneventful card, bringing home co "Fight of the Night" honors.

Wilson had a recent four-fight win streak snapped in early 2008 when he stepped up to take on top division contender — and Koscheck training partner — Jon Fitch on super short notice in a losing effort (unanimous decision).

He was invited back shortly thereafter and defeated Steve Bruno in a lopsided unanimous decision at UFC 87: "Seek and Destroy." This will mark his fourth fight under the UFC banner.

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glad to hear nobody got hurt

by Shadow side on May 15, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was actually just about to post this. guess Jesse got to BE before I did! lol

Happy to hear that no one was hurt.

Also, Lyoto Machida talks about wanting to test himself against brock Lesnar in the future!

by john on May 15, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was actually on slam.canoe.ca!

by Alpha Male 360 on May 15, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

man, if he took a ride i would imagin that i wasn’t gonna come back.

by mikeybear on May 15, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good thing no1 got hurt but bummer for him

sort of off topic but i think larson will break this guy… larson is a beast on the feet and has some mean submissions

i like both fighters i think they have both got a bright future so whoever losses should be able to come back

by ufcaddict on May 15, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I posted this earlier in the Strikeforce challenger series thread but it never made it. I guess Jesse was working on this in the background so didn’t post it.

F*cked up scenario for Wilson here though. Glad he made it out alive. I don’t how I’d react with this going on in front of my wife and kids etc.

by Ca$z on May 15, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would’ve been sweet if he’d gone all Steven Segal on their bitch asses. But I guess it’s better to keep yourself and your family in the land of the living.

by Jeremyjackson on May 15, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Steven Segal

by Alpha Male 360 on May 15, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes indeed.

I like Chris Wilson. He’s an entertaining fighter. His fight with Fitch was a notable loss where he performed well.

Hope he uses the experience, channel it or whatever, to eke out a win.

by Johnny Farnham on May 15, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its Brazil…i’m not surprised…..at least no one was hurt.

by The5thBeatle on May 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What like people don’t get robbed in every country?

by medecine balls on May 15, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty scary stuff, gald he’s okay though.

by The Derb on May 15, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Crazy, at least he’s still alive, the stuff they stole can be replaced.

by nathan on May 15, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Thats horrible. Hopefully he wins his fight so he can get a little extra coin to replace his stuff.

by RyGuy on May 15, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Im a college student and I was at a friends house during a home invasion a little over a year ago. Me and my buddie were pepper sprayed and held face to the floor with guns to our heads by two men while another got my friend’s room-mate’s cash/computer. they took our keys and cell phones so we couldnt do anything when they left. It was a truly scary experience. It was only like 11pm in a college town so we were shocked. I didnt feel right for a few weeks.

I couldnt imagine having my family there in harms way as well. I have a ton of respect for Wilson for not letting this affect his upcoming fight. Really a tough guy mentally.

by Reid on May 15, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully DW ia aware of this and prob give him some loot, glad everyone is ok too

by Shaolins Finest on May 15, 2009 10:05 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah that would be nice if White threw him some money. I can see him doing that

by robbyc on May 15, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow… that is some serious shit. Lots of dedication to still go on with the fight, against a serious contender in Larson.
Aint kidding when you said anything Larson throws at him will seem like nothing.

by Luppers on May 15, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There you have it, the catastrophic melting pot that is Brazil.

by lolop4345 on May 15, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You call Brazil a “catastrphic melting pot” because one guy got robbed and no one got hurt? People get robbed in every country in the world.

by moose on May 15, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just glad to hear he and his family came out of it unharmed. Well wishes to them and I hope they can get past this terrible ordeal as soon as possible.

by Stylin on May 15, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He trains at an excellent camp.

by Dennis on May 15, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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