This Monday it was learned that last week the fighter from UFC Tim Capability He was arrested for allegedly assaulting his 17-year-old daughter.
According to court documents cited by the ‘Albuquerque Journal’the fighter allegedly hit, punched, choked and threw a potato at his teenage daughter’s head.
‼️Ragged UFC fighter Tim Capability has been arrested on a small one abuse charge
Police accuse Tim Job of punching his maintain teenage daughter.
“There used to be blood on and in her nostril where she used to be head butted and a lot of other red marks indicated she used to be hit in the face and on her cheek.” pic.twitter.com/06ySMNnEXw
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According to the information, the event occurred last Tuesday, April 21. Apparently, the conflict originated from a discussion about the cleaning of the residence located in Scissors, New Mexico.
Capabilitywho is also a high school wrestling coach, allegedly head-butted his 17-year-old daughter in the nose during the altercation.
He then cornered her against the kitchen counter while holding her by the neck. He then threw a potato at her head before punching her in the face, according to court documents.
“There were hand marks and red spots visible on her neck, indicating that she was strangled (…) There was blood on and inside her nose where she was head-butted, and several red marks indicated that she was hit on the face and cheek,” the complaint detailed.
After the altercation, Capability He was arrested and booked last Wednesday, April 22. At the time of the arrest, according to the report, the fighter looked heavy-eyed in his mugshot.
He was later released on Friday. His hearing is scheduled for May 26. Timothy Carl Capability was born on February 20, 1984 in Wilburton, Oklahomaand grew up in New Mexico.
He began training martial arts at the age of 12. Combat sport served as a break out for a youth that was marked by legal problems.
In 2004 he was shot in the leg which led him to develop a dependence on painkillers and later on methamphetamine. After serving more than three years in prison, he resumed his life and his sports career.
After leaving prison, Capability returned to MMA in 2009. He achieved six consecutive victories, almost all by finishing in the first round. He also won the title junior welterweight (160 pounds) in 2010.
He defended that belt four times. In 2012 he also won the organization’s light-weight title. debuted in UFC on February 15, 2012, defeating by unanimous decision Bernardo Magalhães.
During his time in UFC faced names like: Mike Perry, Kevin Holland, Alex Oliveira, Thiago Alves, Matt Brown, Alex Morono, Max Griffin, Andre Fialhoamong many others. His record within UFC It was 15-14-1.
In 2016, he was suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, returning to action six months later.