Lee Murray attempts prison escape with secret biscuits
by Bryan Levick on Jun 12, 2009 2:46 PM EDT
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MMA fighter-turned bank thief, Lee Murray, recently attempted to break-free from a Moroccan prison in which he has been held for cocaine possession for the last three years, according to Fighter's Only Magazine.
The report indicates that the one-time UFC middleweight attempted to escape from prison using tiny saws that were hidden in his food. However, his efforts were apparently thwarted when a fellow prisoner broke into his cell, found the saws and informed prison officials.
It seems that several other prisoners do not like the way he is afforded special favors because of his money and stature.
Prior to getting ratted out, Murray's plan was to cut the bars off the prison's window and squeak through the narrow opening. "Lightning" has been starving himself and training especially hard so that he would fit through the tight passage.
It was all for naught.
Murray has been in Morocco since he fled there after participating in the largest bank raid in British history in 2006 -- he and six other associates allegedly stole more than $100 million. He sought protection from the Moroccan government because of his father being of Moroccan descent.
Murray defeated Jorge Rivera via first round submission (strikes) at UFC 46, which was his only appearance inside the Octagon. He is perhaps better known in the fight world for his exploits outside the cage, however, knocking out Tito Ortiz out cold during a street fight following UFC 38 in July 2002.
In fact, Matt Hughes detailed the entire fight in his book, including how Chuck Liddell had his back to a wall and kept knocking people out as they ran toward him. Ortiz refutes the story.
Murray is 8-2 overall in mixed martial arts competition. He last fought in September of 2004 at Cage Rage 8, dropping a unanimous decision to current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.
For more on the rise and fall of "Lightning" Lee Murray click here.
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I would have loved to have been there the night he knocked out Tito, and then looking in the background and seeing an in his prime chuck backed up against a wall throwing one punch knockouts to a bunch of hooligans, haha priceless
by Dave on Jun 12, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
yeah i read that in chucks book that would have been awesome! lol
by Ted on Jun 12, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The story in Hughes’ book isnt’ according to Matt. Matt did not go out that night. That story is according to Pat Miletich who came running into Matt’s hotel room shortly after it went down.
by ViolentMike on Jun 12, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
But, I must say, Lee Murray is the F’ing MAN
Gangster!
by ViolentMike on Jun 12, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Somehow rotting in a Moroccan prison is not the best idea of being the “MAN”, but I am sure he will be more than happy to share his misery in there with some other guys who think he is the “MAN”. haha
by Kung Foo on Jun 12, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry but Lee is the man, it takes brass balls to do what he did.
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
VM, the story also came from Mark Hughes, who was there that night. Matt told the story at a weigh in that I attended and the story he told was that Tito backed Lee up against a wall and then Lee went crazy on Tito.
by CaptainAmerica on Jun 12, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
no worries, I actually have the Hughes book and know the story, which was also well documented on the internet for years.
Tito confronts Lee and Lee lights him up with a 3-4 punch combo landing every punch and leaving Tito a bleeding crumbled mess on the ground.
by ViolentMike on Jun 12, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
dont 4get the part where lee soccer kicks Tito’s big head a few times when tito is ko’ed on the ground just for good measure!
by john on Jun 12, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, fn snitch. I wonder if he got his. Still though having nice clothing in prison, kilo of drugs and other things in prison – yea he doesn’t know anything about the 100 mil.
by NameNotRequired on Jun 12, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
that would have made my month. a drunk tito mouthing off and getting ko’d by a middleweight and then chuck knocking out all commers. damn that would have been funny
by the heat on Jun 12, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
LMFAO!!! I love the Ducktales reference. Priceless.
by Dragon on Jun 12, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
What a punk.
Criminals are to be despised, not glorified.
by Green Inferno on Jun 12, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions
We’re only glorifying his humiliation of Tito, not stealing $100,000,000. I completely agree that stealing $100,000,000 is bad.
by PW on Jun 12, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Not if you get away with it, which he almost did.
by ViolentMike on Jun 12, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He also severely assaulted the security guards during the robbery…(definitely bad, and definitely not the F’ING MAN).
by McGranners on Jun 12, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
So would I, depending on who they are. If they’re the next 12 in line at Texas’ very busy Death Row, then absolutely. If they were terrorists I wouldn’t even shoot them, just kick them in the sack over and over until they either died of testicular trauma or cut their own heads off to escape the pain. But I couldn’t shoot a bunch of honest working people.
by PW on Jun 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d kick hddavidson in the nuts 12 times for free.
by Jeremyjackson on Jun 12, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I would rape hddavidson with a screwdriver for free.
Something tells me he’s not scared of that though. He’d probably have some spare lube in his pocket for the occasion.
by Johnny Farnham on Jun 12, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
haha JeremyJackson thats funny. You cant just go killing innocent honest working people. Bottom line. Well put PW… I like your style
by enzo-enormous on Jun 12, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
You must really have a hard time with the government then.
by DirtyML on Jun 12, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
No more biscuits. He’ll be eating scooby snacks from here on out.
by roberto on Jun 12, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions
Nothin’ but a drunk, lying, douchebag.
My money is on that the whole Tito knockout thing was nothing but a bunch of bullshit to help Chuck and Hughes sell books. In typical Tito fashion….even his haters use his name to make more money lol.
I seem to remember other fighters saying that it was all blown out of context.
I do believe the Chuck ko’ing people thing though lol….I’ve seen him after a few pops.
by introvert on Jun 12, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions
i beleive it.tito never could back up his mouth.with old as shamrock maybe
by hddavidson on Jun 12, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe there would have been a different story if Tito was a more “likeable” fighter… Lee may have knocked him down (no big deal) but the thing about him landing 3-4 punches straight to the jaw and knocking him out “cold” sounds a little too incredible to me..
by RoB on Jun 13, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
It not that far fetched, Lee Murray is known to have won a huge amount of street fights, he’s the real deal. He fights in and out of the octogan. He loves it.
Check out this interview.
by Ade on Jun 13, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
“Fogle is gone! What? You want me to bake him a f*cking cake with a file in it?”
by chris on Jun 12, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions
Were is Couture?
Sak never one a single major title as far as I can remmeber.
Couture on many title during Era 2 and 3
Sak has no biz being even considered
by Badguy on Jun 12, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions
Who needs Michael Scofield when we have Lee Lightning! haha wat a loser!
by Randy for Couture on Jun 12, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
Lee Murray is the orginal UK fighter he should be the face of uk mma not Bisping or he atleast would have been if he didnt have this whole mishap to bad for him
by austin broussard on Jun 12, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions
i would shoot 12 grandmothers holding babys for 100 mil
by hddavidson on Jun 12, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions
And you are a total douche bag. Be proud, you have accomplished a ton
by enzo-enormous on Jun 12, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
lol thanks youve changed my mind grandma your safe now
by hddavidson on Jun 13, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
he was clearly winning that prison escape…till he got caught..with saws
by HellaHectic on Jun 13, 2009 12:03 AM EDT reply actions
hi guys, i m from moroco , i saw lee murray in the jail , everyday he’s training physical-condition with a coach in the jail, and EVERYBODY in the jail are scared of him hhhhh.. i dont know why..maybe they already taste his power, but all people in jail are good with lee murray, they respect him, they know he’s a fighter , and i think he will be ready to fight again in mma…
by karim on Jun 13, 2009 7:30 AM EDT reply actions
Considering that he is wanted in connection for a huge bank robbery, and I don’t think he can leave Moroco, that probably is not going to happen.
by naturalshadow on Jun 14, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Who ever says Lee Murray is the Man must have very low standards!! Anyone can be a theif it doesnt take a genius.
I think it is funny how foolish people look up to criminals!! If you steal or commit crimes for a living you are taking the easy way out of life how can you even call yourself a man?
by b-real on Jun 13, 2009 8:17 AM EDT reply actions
Anyone may be able to be a theif, but not everyone can nearly get away with 100 mil. I am from the UK and the news paper articles said that they had to leave a whole load more behind because they couldn’t fit any more in the vehicles. The police found most of the cash hidden on the farm of one of his accomplices. How much would you hand in if you was a policeman and you found 50 or 60 million pounds buried in a field. I bet a few the cops in that case retired early.
by Ade on Jun 13, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
haha… i enjoyed the fight with him and anderson silva. lee said he was going to tuck anderson into bed and they got into it pretty good at the weigh ins.
by jesse on Jun 13, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions
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