I used to fight in the UFC but was jailed for 25 YEARS after £53million robbery.. but I wouldn’t change what I’ve done
FORMER UFC fighter Lee Murray insists he has no regrets about his involvement in the multi-million-pound robbery which landed him behind bars.
Murray, 45, was one of the orchestrators of the largest cash robbery in British history in February 2006.
The former middleweight and his partners in crime nabbed a whopping £53million from the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
Murray was arrested in Morocco four months later and was initially sentenced to ten years behind bars – although his conviction was later bumped up to 25 years.
But ‘Lightening’ – who was once dubbed “a scary son of a b***h” by UFC president Dana White – doesn’t regret his actions.
Speaking in the upcoming Catching Lightning documentary on Showtime, he said: “If I could turn back the clock and change what I done I wouldn’t change what I done.
“I am who I am today and I’m happy how I am today.
“Back then I was a wild man. I didn’t think. I didn’t think right.
“I didn’t think ahead. I didn’t think of the future. The way I think now is totally different.”
Murray was convicted of the conspiracy along with cronies Lea Rusha, Emir Hysenaj, Jetmir Bucpapa, Stuart Royle, Roger Coutts and Paul Allen – the latter of whom was shot in the neck in 2019.
Although he wouldn’t change any of his actions, Murray admits prison has given him a different perspective on life.
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He said: “In prison, you get to see what’s important in life.
“In that time I’ve had my youngest son Lorenzo and also I’ve got my wife Nicola and I wouldn’t change them for the world.
“And as for my other children, you know I haven’t been there for them. You know I was just lying for the moment.
“I think me being in prison, I’m learning from my mistakes and I think that will benefit them when I am released and I can be with them. I’m sorry for what I’ve done.
“I’m sorry to the victims of the robbery. I hurt a lot of people.
“I hurt my own family as well. I’ve made them victims. I made a mistake.”
Murray fought once in MMA’s premier promotion nearly twenty years ago – locking horns with Jorge Rivera at UFC 43.
The Brit picked up his sole win in the octagon courtesy of a first-round triangle choke.
A few months later, Murray suffered a unanimous decision defeat to UFC legend and soon-to-be hall-of-famer Anderson Silva.
Murray plans to open a gym once he’s out of prison and notch another octagon appearance, saying: “Fighting’s my life.
“Fighting’s in my blood. If I’m not in there fighting myself, I’m going to be taking people in there.
“One way or another I need to win that UFC title. My story isn’t finished. This isn’t the end.”