Can Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett Survive?
After news that Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett was arrested yet again last week, you have to wonder how long he will continue to last as a big-time fighter.
Last week he was arrested for fighting a teammate. This sounds like something out of a bad movie:
“During routine sparring, tempers flared between Charles and the other fighter, and Charles ended up getting dropped by the larger training partner,” wrote Vaughn. “They were quickly broken up and Charles left the mat, got dressed and left the building. He returned about 15 minutes later, walked down to the training area and pulled out a heavy piece of steel he must have found in the parking lot and began attacking the other fighter (from behind) with intent to do serious damage. He was tackled by two other fighters and disarmed.
The incident in isolation might not have been significant, but it is yet another in Bennett’s long history of legal problems. The Sherdog.com article notes that he has been arrested for crimes ranging from “traffic violations and drug distribution to kidnapping and battery upon a pregnant female.”
The reason we need to keep an eye on this sort of thing is that guys like Bennett give the entire sport of MMA a black eye. With so many positive developments, such as the approval of MMA in Massachusetts, Brock Lesnar’s return and the sport on the verge of the mainstream, naysayers will continue to point to people like Bennett as the reason that MMA will never take off.
