Lee Murray could have been a UFC champion, but he made a mistake of $ 92 million that cost him his livelihood.
'Lightning' impressed everyone when he defeated Jorge Rivera, a future opponent of MMA legend Michael Bisping, in his first and last UFC fight in 2004.
Lee Murray used his interview after the fight to proclaim UFC light-weight-weight champion Tito Ortiz after he had previously beaten him during a notorious street fight.
Two years later, the medium -sized competitor led a group of masked men who had a Securitas depot in Kent, England, and walked away with $ 92.2 million in a shocking robbery, which made news worldwide
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Lee Murray ignored advice from boxing legend David Haye
Lee Murray currently serves for 25 years in a Moroccan prison for his leading role in the robbery.
The 47-year-old will be released in 2035, but it is hoped that he was able to return home earlier after a petition that called him to gather thousands of signatures.
Last week the old coach of Murray, Terry Coulter, got to the bid to free his most notorious student, during a wide interview about the UFC star that became bank robber.
At one point, Coulter recalled Murray's Sparren with two-way worldbox champion David Haye, who initially came to their gym to act with Julius Francis, one of Mike Tyson's Ko victims.
“As a trainer, you think, from a million people who walk through the door, you could go completely,” said Coulter that everything that fits with James English. “And [Murray] was that. I just looked at him and thought: “Jesus, he is something special.” “
“When I was training him, we started moving with Julius Francis, who was when the British heavyweight was champion. Julius helped him a lot. Brought him a lot because you learn a lot.
'I remember that David Haye came to the gym and sparring with Julius. I said: “Can Lee do a few rounds with you? “David Haye then said to him:” Wow!
“It's such a shame to see how he went, and where he is now, such a shame.”
Lee Murray still hopes to become a UFC champion
When he is released from prison in 2035, Murray will be far beyond his Fighting Prime at the age of 57.
Nevertheless, he is planning to return to MMA in some form and eventually realize his UFC championship dream.
“Fighting is my life. Fighting in my blood,” Murray explained during the documentary 'Catching Lightning' from Showtime about his life.
'If I am not fighting, I will take people there.
“Somehow I have to win that UFC title.
“My story is not ready. This is not the end.”