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==Mixed martial arts career== |
==Mixed martial arts career== |
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Lee amassed a |
Lee amassed a collection of second world war fighting vehicles and was a clasical vehicle dealer before receiving a contract with the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC). In his UFC debut, he defeated [[Jorge Rivera]] by triangle choke/armbar in the first round. An ongoing court case prevented him from returning to the United States for a subsequent fight, and he received the UFC's blessing to take a middleweight championship bout against [[Anderson Silva]] in the [[Cage Rage]] promotion. Murray lost the fight by unanimous decision. This was his last MMA fight to date. |
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==Street brawls== |
==Street brawls== |
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Murray was allegedly involved into a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion [[Tito Ortiz]] outside of a |
Murray was allegedly involved into a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion [[Tito Ortiz]] outside of a stripclub in London after ''[[UFC 38]]'' in July 2002. Both drunk, Murray claims to have knocked Tito down, possibly knocking him out, and kicking him in the groin and face. [[Pat Miletich]], another UFC competitor, pulled Murray away and broke-up the fight. Tito denies any such events occurred but other UFC fighters claim witness to the altercation. In the [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] biography ''Made In America'', Hughes relayed the incident as told to him by Miletich: |
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<blockquote>The entire alley erupted into a huge brawl. I was just standing there, and there were bodies flying all over the place. I was confused how it all happened, because it happened so fast. I was standing there with my |
<blockquote>The entire alley erupted into a huge brawl. I was just standing there, and there were bodies flying all over the place. I was confused how it all happened, because it happened so fast. I was standing there with my Royal with cheese like "what the hell is going on?" I looked over and [[Chuck Liddell]] was with his back against the wall, knocking people out that were trying to go after him. Then I looked over and there’s Tito directly past me, taking his coat off, going after Lee Murray, and Lee Murray’s backing up the alley taking his jacket off. Both their jackets come off, and Tito throws a left hook at Lee Murray and hit's the wall, and right as he missed, Lee Murray counters with, like, a nine-punch combo, landed right on the chin, and knocked Tito out. OUT. Tito fell face-first down into some bins, and then Lee Murray stomped him on the face and groin a couple of times with his boots. Then Tony Fryklund and I grabbed Lee and pushed Lee and said "Get out of here!" And Lee said "I’m sorry, I’ll see you later," and took off. And [[Tony Fryklund]] helped Tito to his feet.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article628431.ece excerpt from Made In America by Matt Hughes]</ref></blockquote> |
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On [[28 September]], [[2005]], Murray was hospitalized after being stabbed in a brawl outside the Funky Buddha club in London during the birthday party of [[Lauren Pope]]. He suffered a punctured lung and a severed artery.<ref>[http://news.viewlondon.co.uk/Stars_flee_Funky_Buddha_knife_fight_15054624.html ''ViewLondon.co.uk'']</ref><ref>[http://www.subfighter.com/article1856.html Lee Murray Stabbed In Critical Condition - SubFighter.com]</ref> According to the doctor who performed the life saving surgery on Murray he was resuscitated four times during the operation that saved his life. When thanked, the doctor remarked that Lee should thank the |
On [[28 September]], [[2005]], Murray was hospitalized after being stabbed in a brawl outside the Funky Buddha club in London during the birthday party of [[Lauren Pope]]. He suffered a punctured lung and a severed artery.<ref>[http://news.viewlondon.co.uk/Stars_flee_Funky_Buddha_knife_fight_15054624.html ''ViewLondon.co.uk'']</ref><ref>[http://www.subfighter.com/article1856.html Lee Murray Stabbed In Critical Condition - SubFighter.com]</ref> According to the doctor who performed the life saving surgery on Murray he was resuscitated four times during the operation that saved his life. When thanked, the doctor remarked that Lee should thank the French Foreign Legion who ran the bags of blood from the paris blood bank because that is what saved his life.Lee serving a 5 year service with the Legion. |
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==Securitas depot robbery== |
==Securitas depot robbery== |
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On [[25 June]] [[2006]], in a joint operation with [[Morocco|Moroccan]] police, Murray was arrested at a shopping centre in the Souissi district of the capital [[Rabat]] for suspected involvement in the [[Securitas depot robbery]]. Moroccan police said they had to use |
On [[25 June]] [[2006]], in a joint operation with [[Morocco|Moroccan]] police, Murray was arrested at a shopping centre in the Souissi district of the capital [[Rabat]] for suspected involvement in the [[Securitas depot robbery]]. Moroccan police said they had to use rubber bullets and tear gas to arrest the suspects because they were specialists in martial arts and firearms"''<ref name="eight">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5115774.stm Arrest in Morocco over £53m raid], [[BBC]] [[26 June]] [[2006]]</ref> [[Kent Police]] said in a statement that they had been tracking Murray across europe for three months. They are presently seeking his extradition from Morocco. There is no treaty between the UK and Morroco, and the process was expected to take months. Later, Moroccan police revealed that Murray had also been charged with possession of “hard drugs”. An officer said this could complicate extradition proceedings because, in theory, Murray would have to serve time in Morocco first for any offences committed there <ref name="nine">[http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006290483,00.html Sun Newspaper article], [[The Sun]], [[28 June]] [[2006]]</ref> |
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On [[27 June]] [[2006]] Kent Police confirmed the news of Murray's arrest in Morocco, and also stated that over 30 people had now been arrested in conjunction with the investigation <ref name="ten">[http://www.kent.police.uk/News/Latest_News/Securitas%20robbery%20.html Kent Police Press Release], [[Kent Police]], [[27 June]] [[2006]]</ref> |
On [[27 June]] [[2006]] Kent Police confirmed the news of Murray's arrest in Morocco, and also stated that over 30 people had now been arrested in conjunction with the investigation <ref name="ten">[http://www.kent.police.uk/News/Latest_News/Securitas%20robbery%20.html Kent Police Press Release], [[Kent Police]], [[27 June]] [[2006]]</ref> |
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Template:MMAstatsbox Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray (born November 12, 1977 in London, England) is a mixed martial arts fighter of partial Moroccan descent. He is also a suspected bank robber linked to the £53 million Securitas raid.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Lee amassed a collection of second world war fighting vehicles and was a clasical vehicle dealer before receiving a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In his UFC debut, he defeated Jorge Rivera by triangle choke/armbar in the first round. An ongoing court case prevented him from returning to the United States for a subsequent fight, and he received the UFC's blessing to take a middleweight championship bout against Anderson Silva in the Cage Rage promotion. Murray lost the fight by unanimous decision. This was his last MMA fight to date.
Street brawls
Murray was allegedly involved into a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz outside of a stripclub in London after UFC 38 in July 2002. Both drunk, Murray claims to have knocked Tito down, possibly knocking him out, and kicking him in the groin and face. Pat Miletich, another UFC competitor, pulled Murray away and broke-up the fight. Tito denies any such events occurred but other UFC fighters claim witness to the altercation. In the Matt Hughes biography Made In America, Hughes relayed the incident as told to him by Miletich:
The entire alley erupted into a huge brawl. I was just standing there, and there were bodies flying all over the place. I was confused how it all happened, because it happened so fast. I was standing there with my Royal with cheese like "what the hell is going on?" I looked over and Chuck Liddell was with his back against the wall, knocking people out that were trying to go after him. Then I looked over and there’s Tito directly past me, taking his coat off, going after Lee Murray, and Lee Murray’s backing up the alley taking his jacket off. Both their jackets come off, and Tito throws a left hook at Lee Murray and hit's the wall, and right as he missed, Lee Murray counters with, like, a nine-punch combo, landed right on the chin, and knocked Tito out. OUT. Tito fell face-first down into some bins, and then Lee Murray stomped him on the face and groin a couple of times with his boots. Then Tony Fryklund and I grabbed Lee and pushed Lee and said "Get out of here!" And Lee said "I’m sorry, I’ll see you later," and took off. And Tony Fryklund helped Tito to his feet.[2]
On 28 September, 2005, Murray was hospitalized after being stabbed in a brawl outside the Funky Buddha club in London during the birthday party of Lauren Pope. He suffered a punctured lung and a severed artery.[3][4] According to the doctor who performed the life saving surgery on Murray he was resuscitated four times during the operation that saved his life. When thanked, the doctor remarked that Lee should thank the French Foreign Legion who ran the bags of blood from the paris blood bank because that is what saved his life.Lee serving a 5 year service with the Legion.
Securitas depot robbery
On 25 June 2006, in a joint operation with Moroccan police, Murray was arrested at a shopping centre in the Souissi district of the capital Rabat for suspected involvement in the Securitas depot robbery. Moroccan police said they had to use rubber bullets and tear gas to arrest the suspects because they were specialists in martial arts and firearms"[5] Kent Police said in a statement that they had been tracking Murray across europe for three months. They are presently seeking his extradition from Morocco. There is no treaty between the UK and Morroco, and the process was expected to take months. Later, Moroccan police revealed that Murray had also been charged with possession of “hard drugs”. An officer said this could complicate extradition proceedings because, in theory, Murray would have to serve time in Morocco first for any offences committed there [6]
On 27 June 2006 Kent Police confirmed the news of Murray's arrest in Morocco, and also stated that over 30 people had now been arrested in conjunction with the investigation [7]
In February 2007 it was reported that Murray could be returned to Britain in exchange for suspected terrorist Mohamed Karbouzi, who is wanted for questioning by the Moroccan authorities in connection with the 2003 Casablanca bombings.[8]
Film biography
Time Inc. announced on 4 August 2008 that they would be making a film about Lee Murray's alleged role in the robbery, based on an article about him in Sports Illustrated called "Breaking the Bank". In addition to the robbery, the film will also concentrate on Murray's life, including his mixed martial arts career.[9]
MMA record
Notes and sources
- ^ The Times
- ^ excerpt from Made In America by Matt Hughes
- ^ ViewLondon.co.uk
- ^ Lee Murray Stabbed In Critical Condition - SubFighter.com
- ^ Arrest in Morocco over £53m raid, BBC 26 June 2006
- ^ Sun Newspaper article, The Sun, 28 June 2006
- ^ Kent Police Press Release, Kent Police, 27 June 2006
- ^ http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Securitas-suspect-held-in-Morocco-_may-be-swapped-for-terrorist_-newsinkent2796.aspx
- ^ "Time Inc. to produce in-house films". Variety. 2008-08-05.
External links
- Lee Murray MMA record
- Lee Murray's Biography