Justin Levens and wife found dead.
Former UFC, IFL and WEC light heavyweight fighter Justin Levens and his wife, Sara McLean-Levens were found dead on Wednesday with gunshot wounds found on their body at their home in Laguna Niguel, California. Levens was 28 years old.
Lt. V. Wilson of the Orange County Sheriff's Department has preliminary suggested that the incident is currently being classified as murder-suicide, but nothing has been confirmed until the investigation is complete. He also informed that nobody knew who discovered the bodies of the deceased couple, although according to a CBS2 online report, the mother of the deceased female was the one who discovered their bodies before calling the police at 2:30 p.m. PST.
In his first seven fights, Levens went undefeated while he competed in the WEC. He then went over to the UFC where he made his debut against the late Evan Tanner at UFC 59 back in September 2006, losing via a first-round triangle choke submission. He went on to compete in the IFL shortly, but only managed a 0-3 record.
Levens was scheduled to compete at Affliction's inaugural event, Banned, but was pulled out at the last minute due to time constraints. It was later reported that Levens tested positive for the painkiller oxymorphone during pre-fight testing, according to the California State Athletic Commission.
Racking up an overall win-loss record of nine wins and eight losses, Levens last bout took place at the Palace Fighting Championships in Lemoore, California, where he lost to Kenny Ento via submission in the first round.
Tito Ortiz joins the Affliction commentating team at Day of Reckoning!
While Tito Ortiz won't be doing what he does best in the ring, not until he has fully recovered from his back surgery and not until his no-compete clause from the UFC is over in June, the Huntington Beach Bad Boy will be putting on the headset to join Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith, whom both are commentating for the M-1 Challenge series on HDNet Fights, at the commentating booth for Affliction's Day of Reckoning event.
"This has nothing to do with me fighting for Affliction," Ortiz remarked during the press conference for Affliction: Day of Reckoning. "I’ve been fighting for 11 years, so I think I know a thing or two about fighting."
Ortiz stated to Sherdog that he is currently at "about 40 per cent" and have "regained a lot of mobility just in the last two weeks." He hopes to continue fighting for at least another four more years.
Ortiz's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 84: Ill Will. He and his longtime girlfriend, adult film star Jenna Jameson, are expecting twins in April.
The complete lineup for Affliction: Day of Reckoning!
It was announced at the press conference that 11 fights will take place at Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Five of the bouts will be aired on HDNet Fights, while the last six bouts will air live on PPV.
Pay-per-view lineup:
WAMMA Heavyweight Title: Fedor Emelianenko (c) vs. Andrei Arlovski
Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel
Vitor Belfort vs. Matt Lindland
Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
Paul Buentello vs. Kirill Sidelnikov
HDNet Fights lineup:
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Jay Hieron vs. Jason High
Mark Hominick vs. L.C. Davis
Albert Rios vs. Antonio Duarte
Brett Cooper vs. Patrick Speight
Source: Sherdog
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