A man armed with a knife attacks a former professional MMA fighter and is thrown to the pavement
Omar Marrero made an unwise decision when he allegedly attacked a man with a knife in Miami the morning after Halloween.
Former professional MMA fighter Javier Baez said he was sitting in his car outside his apartment around 4 a.m. Wednesday when Marrero hit his window with the knife.
As Baez got out, Marrero attacked him with a second large knife and was immediately planted on the canvas, according to surveillance video of the alleged incident released by Baez. Baez held the alleged attacker until Miami-Dade police arrived and arrested Marrero.
Marrero was charged with two felony counts of battery and pleaded not guilty.
“When I started putting the choke in, he just started letting it go,” Baez said WPLG Local 10. “Nobody worries about anything other than breathing when they lose air. … I’ve trained my whole life. I am a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. I wrestled in college. I have eight professional fights. At MMA master“I have great training partners.”
Baez, 34, fought from 2011 to 2018 and said he had a 5-2-1 record with appearances in various regional promotions in Florida Tapology page.
