Casey Kenney, a former UFC bantamweight who has not competed since his last fight with the promotion in 2021, has been sentenced to 180 days in prison following a kidnapping/assault incident in Arizona last year.
According to records obtained by Cageside Press shortly after Kenney’s arrest, the fighter faced six charges, including Class 2 kidnapping and Class 4 assault/strangulation, and disorderly conduct fighting.
Phoenix police provided an incident report to Cageside Press detailing an interaction between police and Kenney on July 22, 2024, as a result of a welfare check for the victim. The victim, who was in a relationship with Kenney, claimed at the time that she had been subjected to a series of assaults over a 13-hour period. The victim, who we are not naming for privacy reasons, claimed to have been punched, punched, bitten and head-butted during the incident, but was able to send text messages to her mother asking for help.
According to a new report from MMA fightingCasey Kenney has now been sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of aggravated assault, a class six felony for domestic violence. His incarceration began Oct. 30 and includes substance abuse and domestic violence treatment. After his release, he will be placed on probation for three years.
Kenney, now 34, ended his two-and-a-half-year UFC stint with losses to Song Yadong and Dominick Cruz. He has victories over Ray Borg and Nathaniel Wood, and outside the UFC over Brandon Royval.
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