{"id":244663,"date":"2017-07-18T10:50:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T17:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244663"},"modified":"2017-07-18T10:51:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T17:51:28","slug":"ufc-veteran-fight-promoter-arrested-family-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cody-pfister\/ufc-veteran-fight-promoter-arrested-family-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC, Bellator veteran arrested for &#8220;family violence&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Pfister, who competed four times in the UFC lightweight division, has found himself in some <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/the-ultimate-fighter\/ultimate-fighter-veteran-gets-arrested-trafficking-cocaine\/\">hot water<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2017\/7\/17\/15981310\/ufc-vet-turned-promoter-cody-pfister-charged-family-violence-eve-debut-show-mma-crime-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BloodyElbow.com<\/a>, the UFC veteran was arrested on July 15, and detained in the Potter County Detention Center in Amarillo, Texas after being charged with assault and causing bodily injury to a family member.\u00a0Pfister&#8217;s arrest stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 5.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after his arrest, the UFC veteran paid bail of $5,000, and was released from the detention center. Having been released, Pfister is then reported to have attended the debut event of &#8220;Fist Fight Night,&#8221; an MMA promotion he co-owns with a business partner named Dustin Swaim. This fight night occurred inside the\u00a0Azteca Music Hall in Amarillo, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Pfister&#8217;s four-fight run in the UFC was not especially successful. In his debut with the promotion, he was choked by James Moontasri in the second round. He then rebounded with a decision defeat of Yosdenis Cedeno, but was subsequently defeated by &#8220;Super&#8221; Sage Northcutt and Scott Holtzman, by submission and decision respectively. These two losses prompted the UFC to release him from his contract.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Pfister signed with Bellator MMA, where he authored a first-round submission of Jonathan Gary in his promotional debut. Despite this strong start with the world&#8217;s second-biggest MMA promotion, he elected to hang up the gloves post-fight. He retired an overall record of 13-6-1.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised to learn of Cody Pfister&#8217;s troubles outside the cage?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/18\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Pfister, who competed four times in the UFC lightweight division, has found himself in some hot water. 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