{"id":37770,"date":"2026-04-15T15:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/ExUFC-star-Mark-Hunt-arrested-following-alleged-domestic-violence-incident-200850"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:29:42","slug":"ex-ufc-star-mark-hunt-arrested-following-alleged-domestic-violence-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ex-ufc-star-mark-hunt-arrested-following-alleged-domestic-violence-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-UFC star Mark Hunt arrested following alleged domestic violence incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ex-ufc-star-mark-hunt-arrested-following-alleged-domestic-violence-incident.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Mark<br \/>\nHunt was arrested on alleged domestic violence charges on Tuesday.<br \/>\n| Dave Mandel\/Sherdog.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/PRIDE-Fighting-Championships-3\"><br \/>\nPride Fighting Championships<\/a> heavyweight <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mark-Hunt-10668\">Mark Hunt<\/a> was<br \/>\narrested on domestic violence charges in Australia, according to<br \/>\nthe <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/former-ufc-fighter-charged-with-intimidation-20260415-p5zo1m.html\">Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt was arrested in the Northern Rivers region of Australia on<br \/>\nTuesday evening on charges of stalking or intimidation with intent<br \/>\nto cause physical harm. Per the report, Hunt allegedly threatened<br \/>\nto physically assault a family member at the property. The<br \/>\n52-year-old was denied police bail ahead of a court appearance on<br \/>\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> It revealed during Wednesday\u2019s testimony, according to the report,<br \/>\nthat Hunt was helping the family member with an unspecified task<br \/>\nwhen he began acting in an \u201cintimidating and berating manner\u201d that<br \/>\ncaused \u201cfear and distress\u201d for the woman and another witness. Hunt<br \/>\nalso allegedly previously sent the woman a threatening text: \u201cI\u2019m<br \/>\njust going to murder you in the end anyway.\u201d Hunt wasn\u2019t charged in<br \/>\nrelation to the text, and the defense denied that he sent the<br \/>\nmessage.<\/p>\n<h2>Conditions for Bail<\/h2>\n<p>Hunt on Wednesday was granted bail on the condition that he return<br \/>\nto his home in southwest Sydney and not contact the complainant.<br \/>\nThe defense revealed that Hunt is likely to plead guilty to the<br \/>\nstalking and intimidation charge. Hunt\u2019s case is scheduled to be<br \/>\nheard in Australia\u2019s Ballina Local Court on April 30.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Auckland, New Zealand, Hunt made his name as a knockout<br \/>\nartist while competing for both the UFC and Pride. He filed a civl<br \/>\nlawsuit against the UFC, Dana White and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Brock-Lesnar-17522\">Brock<br \/>\nLesnar<\/a> in 2017, alleging the parties &#8220;affirmatively<br \/>\ncircumvented and obstructed fair competition for their own<br \/>\nbenefit.\u201d In short, Hunt claimed that White and the promotion<br \/>\nbooked him against Lesnar at UFC 200 while knowing that his<br \/>\nopponent was using performance enhancing drugs. The case was<br \/>\ninitially dismissed in 2019 before finding new life in appeals<br \/>\ncourt in 2021. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Ninth-Circuit-Court-Shoots-Down-Mark-Hunt-Lawsuit-vs-UFC-Dana-White-196749\"><br \/>\nruled<\/a> that Hunt would not be able to sue the UFC due to the<br \/>\nfact that \u201cevidence of damages had not been adequately<br \/>\npresented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunt hasn\u2019t fought since December 2018, when he dropped a unanimous<br \/>\ndecision to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Justin-Willis-63873\">Justin<br \/>\nWillis<\/a> at UFC Fight Night 142. Over the course of his 29-fight<br \/>\ncareer, \u201cThe Super Samoan\u201d earned victories over the likes of<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Derrick-Lewis-59284\">Derrick<br \/>\nLewis<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Frank-Mir-2329\">Frank Mir<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Antonio-Silva-323061\">Antonio<br \/>\nSilva<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Roy-Nelson-10249\">Roy Nelson<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Cheick-Kongo-2193\">Cheick<br \/>\nKongo<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ben-Rothwell-2262\">Ben<br \/>\nRothwell<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mirko-Filipovic-2326\">Mirko<br \/>\nFilipovic<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Wanderlei-Silva-209\">Wanderlei<br \/>\nSilva<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Hunt was arrested on alleged domestic violence charges on Tuesday. | Dave Mandel\/Sherdog.com Former UFC and Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight Mark Hunt was arrested on domestic violence charges in Australia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. 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