Former UFC fighter Bryan Caraway was charged with four crimes in a 2018 case involving the alleged theft of an all-terrain vehicle from his ex-girlfriend, former UFC champion Miesha Tate.
Caraway was charged with fraud, attempted first-degree theft, filing a false insurance claim and misrepresenting the title of a vehicle in Benton County (Washington), according to the prosecutor’s indictment document, obtained by ESPN .
The case revolves around Caraway allegedly stealing Tate’s ATV, buying vehicle insurance and claiming it was stolen three days later, after Tate took the ATV back. Tate is a former UFC female bantamweight champion and one of the best known women in MMA.
Caraway was initially charged with January 12. He did not appear at the Benton County Superior Court, and an arrest warrant for his arrest was issued on February 4. wanted list, but he was removed after contacting the prosecutor’s office.
Caraway’s prosecution hearing is scheduled for March 11.
According to an investigation by the Benton County Insurance Commissioner’s Office, Tate took back the ATV that Caraway allegedly stole from her on December 18, 2018. On December 21, 2018, Caraway purchased an insurance policy for the vehicle . Three days after purchasing the policy, Caraway filed a complaint that the ATV was stolen.
Caraway, 36, told the insurer that he bought the ATV – plus helmets, battery charger and spare tire – for $ 18,500 when he and Tate were still a couple. He provided a vehicle title showing that Tate had given him the ATV in January 2018. According to the insurance commissioner’s report, the investigation showed evidence that Caraway allegedly falsified the title and the vehicle was not actually stolen, but was in the possession of its rightful owner, Tate. Caraway withdrew his claim and the insurer referred the case to the insurance commissioner.
According to the report, Tate told investigators that he informed Caraway in December 2018 that he would pick up his ATV. Caraway, said Tate, threatened to file a report that the vehicle was stolen. The report said Tate told investigators that he found that Caraway had allegedly altered and falsified a title for the vehicle, and reported it to the Richland Police Department (Washington) in December 2019.
Caraway was out of the UFC in 2019. He hasn’t fought for the promotion since November 2018. Tate, 34, retired from the UFC in November 2016. She beat Holly Holm to win the UFC female cock title at UFC 196 in March 2016, then lost the belt to Amanda Nunes, who remains the champion, at UFC 200, in July 2016.