Longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Pat Miletich was arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) on Monday (May 19).
He’s currently being held in Iowa at the Scott County Jail.
If this news sounds familiar, that’s because this is hardly Miletich’s first drunk driving-related offense. In fact, he was sentenced earlier this month to two years probation related to an OWI charge stemming from late 2023. Reaching a little further back, the 57 year old previously faced similar charges first in March 2019 and once more in July 2020.
The only other information of note on the Scott County website is Miletich’s fight name “Croatian Sensation” listed as an alias.
Back in the day, Miletich was one of the most rounded fighters of his era, the first great Welterweight champion who scored four title defenses. After losing his crown, Miletich focused on raising up a new generation of champions at his Miletich Fighting Systems gym, including Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver, and Tim Sylvia. More recently, Miletich has been a voice in the broadcast booth of various promotions around the globe.
Miletich retired from MMA in 2008, but he would return to action 15 years later in a grudge match against UFC veteran Mike Jackson for Caged Aggression MMA. At 55 years of age, Miletich would dominate Jackson for two full rounds before gassing so badly that he failed to answer the third round bell, coughing up TKO defeat in his final contest.
Consistency is a key to success.
A fourth DUI conviction is a serious offense, generally classified as a felony. Depending on the state, penalties can include prison time, significant fines, extended license revocation, and other consequences like ignition interlock devices and mandatory DUI classes.
Not good at all.
Someone get this man an Uber sponsorship for fuck sake.
In Reality it Is , Get This Dude OFF the Road
That’s really sad to see. I hope he finds his way out of this.
Someone tell him about uber.
Jesus, how drunk do you have to get to spike 4 dui’s in Iowa? That’s actually kind of impressive.
What a loser
Holy fuck that’s pathetic, you’re better off coughing up $2k for an uber than taking that risk.
Uber aint No 2K
It’s not but I was only trying to make a point, after legal expenses and everything else that’s involved with a dui you’re in the hole for at least $5k. Taking an uber no matter the cost is always a better alternative than drunk driving.