If you are going to rob someone -- which I would never recommend as a life choice -- make sure they aren't in the UFC.
Polyana Viana is a UFC fighter and found herself in a situation that is my worst nightmare.
While waiting for an Uber ride, she was approached by a man who said he was armed and tried to steal her cell phone.
But the 26-year-old lashed out, kicking and punching him before putting him in a martial arts chokehold while she waited for police to arrive.
UFC president Dana White shared a photo of the man's gruesome facial injuries after his beating. Another shows the 'weapon' was actually just a cardboard cut-out.
UFC President Dana White posted a photo of the man who tried to rob Viana.
“When he saw I saw him, he sat next to me,” Viana said. “He asked me the time, I said it, and I saw he wasn’t going to leave. So I already moved to put my cell phone in my waist. And then he said, ‘Give me the phone. Don’t try to react, because I’m armed.’ Then he put his hand over (a gun), but I realized it was too soft.
“He was really close to me. So I thought, ‘If it’s a gun, he won’t have time to draw it.’ So I stood up. I threw two punches and a kick. He fell, then I caught him in a rear-naked choke. Then I sat him down in the same place we were before and said, ‘Now we’ll wait for the police.’”
This is awesome! I might have to do some MMA training so if I am ever put into this situation I can beat someone up.