‘We’ve lost everything’ – UFC legend Stephan Bonnar devastated after house burns down as wife and child rush to safety
UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar and his family have been left homeless after a fire ripped through their house.
The lethal blaze tore through the Bonnars’ Las Vegas home on Monday and burned the structure to smithereens.
The Henderson Fire Department managed to get the blaze under control in less than an hour, but the damage had already been done.
In a video showing the damage to his family home, Bonnar said: “No more casa.
“Burned to the f***ing ground, lost everything in it. Everything in it.”
Bonnar, however, was able to retrieve the gloves he wore in his historic Ultimate Fighter season one finale showdown with Forrest Griffin and other memorabilia.
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He continued: “But I just climbed in through the window and cut my shins open, both of them. A bunch of shards of glass.”
“And look what I got, man. Gloves from the Forrest fight, [an Ultimate Fighter] season one jersey signed by everybody.”
Bonnar then sent messages of support to his fellow TUF season one competitors.
He said: “It’s been a rough year for season one, man. Hang in there [Chris] Leben. Hang in there Diego [Sanchez].
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“You were great the other week, by the way, so proud of you.
“F***ing [Mike] Swick, beat that f***ing cancer.
“I almost kicked the bucket earlier. This year has been a f**king s**t year for me too.”
Thankfully, no one was injured in the blaze and medical help was not required.
Bonnar’s wife, Andrea, reflected on the tragedy on Facebook, saying: “We have lost everything.”
TUF season one runner-up Bonnar retired from mixed martial arts after suffering a first-round TKO defeat to Anderson Silva in 2012.
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But he returned to the cage two years later at Bellator 131, where he suffered a split-decision defeat to Tito Ortiz.
The American Psycho closed the book on his professional MMA career for a second and final time shortly after losing to his fellow UFC great.