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Murray was allegedly involved in a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion [[Tito Ortiz]] outside of a nightclub in London after '[UFC 38]], in which Murray allegedly knocked Ortiz out. in July 2002. <ref>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article628431.ece</ref> |
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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 nurses who ran the bags of blood from the blood bank because that is what saved his life. |
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 nurses who ran the bags of blood from the blood bank because that is what saved his life. |
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Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray (born November 12, 1977 in London, England) is a British-Moroccan mixed martial arts fighter. He is also a suspected bank robber linked to the £53 million Securitas raid.[1]
Mixed Martial Arts Career
Lee amassed a 7-1-1 (1) record in smaller promotions before receiving a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In his UFC debut, he defeated Jorge Rivera_(fighter) by triangle choke/armbar in the first round.
Street Brawls
Murray was allegedly involved in a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz outside of a nightclub in London after '[UFC 38]], in which Murray allegedly knocked Ortiz out. in July 2002. [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 nurses who ran the bags of blood from the blood bank because that is what saved his life.
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 "specialist techniques 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 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]
In June 2009, an attempt to escape Sale prison in Morocco was made by Murray. Small saws were found in a plate of biscuits in Murray's cell by another prisoner who broke into it. Prison officials believe Murray was planning to cut through the iron bars of his cell window with the saws. To make the escape through the small window easier, Murray had lost a significant amount of weight recently through training hard and starving himself.
Murray was in a different cell at the time as punishment for being caught with a laptop computer (with internet access) and five kilos of drugs. Other prisoners at Sale held it against Murray that he was able to use his money to smuggle in items like these, as well as expensive clothes. The fellow prisoner who broke into his cell was doing so to steal some of Murray's belongings.[9]
Murray was deemed a Moroccan citizen and released from prison on June 23, 2009.[10]
Lee Murray's freedom was short-lived. The ex-UFC fighter who is one of the most wanted men in the UK for allegedly masterminding a $92 million cash depot heist in Tonbridge, has been re-arrested in Morocco following the hearing that refused his extradition. Lee was indeed rearrested right away, because the British Authorities did put [in] a formal request to the Moroccan Authorities to have him tried in Morocco for the alleged robbery. [11]
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.[12]
Mixed Martial Arts Record
Notes and sources
- ^ The Times
- ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article628431.ece
- ^ 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
- ^ http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_2429.shtml
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=4284796
- ^ http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/06/25/lee-murray-re-arrested-on-92-million-bank-heist-charges-in-moro/
- ^ "Time Inc. to produce in-house films". Variety. 2008-08-05.
External links
- Lee Murray MMA record
- Lee Murray's Biography
