Lloyd Irvin and Brandon Vera Attacked?!

The folks over at BloodyElbow have a crazy story where UFC fighter Brandon Vera and accomplished grappler Lloyd Irvin were attacked by two armed gunmen at Irvin’s Maryland home early Saturday morning.

According to Irvin, the two gunman held Irvin, his son, wife and UFC light heavyweight contender Brandon Vera at gun point while demanding to be directed towards valuables like cash or jewelry.

While one gunman held Irvin’s family hostage, another gunman directed Irvin to the the master bedroom. According to Irvin, he led the gunman toward his bedroom. Once in the bedroom, Irvin said he noticed the other gunman was far enough away down the hall to make a move to disarm the attacker in his bedroom. Irvin, an expert in Sambo defensive gun and knife techniques, was able to get ahold of the gun in the attacker’s hands, first separating the clip from the gun and then removing the gun from the attacker’s hands.

At that point, the attacker in Irvin’s room ran yelling to his accomplice that Irvin had his gun and both gunman fled the house. It’s not clear what, if anything, they were able to take with them. Police were called to the scene and have launched an investigation.

What’s interesting about the whole story is that promoter for BattleFC said that the men attended his BattleFC show on Saturday evening. While I don’t doubt the story of the alleged attack, it’s somewhat strange that the fighters would be attending a MMA event shortly following this event. Hopefully more details from either Vera or Irvin will follow to clear up some of the confusion. It’s great to hear that nobody was hurt, especially Irvin’s wife and his children, during this attack.