UFC star Alexander Munoz chased down and fought off screwdriver-wielding car thief

UFC star Alexander Munoz has detailed how he chased down and fought off a screwdriver-wielding thief who stole his car.

The 31-year-old, who has a professional record of 6 wins and one defeat, is preparing for his lightweight clash with Luis Pena next weekend and told UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber of the incident in which he took matters in his own hands. 

‘It was early in the morning,’ Munoz said on the Cali Cast. ‘My girl woke me up, and she said “Did you leave your car parked at the gym?” No, I didn’t. 

UFC star Alexander Munoz has detailed how he chased down and fought off a car thief

‘I knew right away. I ran outside and it was gone. I knew it wasn’t there, filed a police report, and then I found it really fast.’

Munoz took off in search of his car, visiting local homeless camps and rough areas and before long he located the vehicle. Nobody was in the car and he discovered that his snowboarding gear was missing. 

After contacting the police once more, Munoz recalled that he began searching the area for the person responsible.

The 31-year-old told Urijah Faber that he hunted down two individuals that had taken his car

Munoz chased down the vehicle and was confronted by one thief wielding a screwdriver

‘I start looking around myself, I see this guy walking passed … I double-take him, and he’s wearing all my snowboard gear. He’s wearing my jacket, my pants, all my stuff.

‘I double-back around and follow him back to my car, him and his buddy get in. I call the police, like “Where are you at?: They said they were on their way, but I don’t know where they were.

‘I basically hunted these guys down, chased ’em down for probably five blocks. He jumps out, “You have a problem?” Yeah man, you’re in my car! That’s my vehicle!

‘I end up confronting them. One runs, the other one tries to run. I’m just jogging next to him, I see him getting tired, slowing down and breathing hard. 

The lightweight fighter kicked the thief in the stomach before police arrived on the scene

‘He stole my training gear, I had a UFC picture signed … they knew I was a trained fighter! At that point, he panicked, and he pulled out a screwdriver and tried to rush me … so, he lunges at me with a screwdriver — I push kick him in the stomach. 

‘I got lucky with the timing I guess, took the breath out of him right away. He just laid down on the ground, so I started pulling all my clothes, like dragging him down the street. Give me my pants! I make him sit down on the curb until the cops come, and they were able to help me out.’

Munoz suffered his first career defeat last time out against Nasrat Haqparast and will feature on a card headlined by Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum.