Bloody Elbow · Nov 4, 2015
MMA fighter given six years in jail for using hands as deadly weapons
In an unusual case, an MMA fighter in Texas was handed a long sentence for aggravated assault because his hands were "deadly weapons" based on his skills in the sport.
An MMA fighter in Texas is going to jail for a long time partly because authorities deemed his hands to be "deadly weapons" due to his skills. 27-year-old Jamual Parks of Arlington, TX was charged with aggravated assault using a deadly weapon (his fists) after an incident in 2013 where he beat a friend to the point where he was hospitalized.
There's more to it than that though.