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MMA Fighter and Wife Found Shot to Death

Posted Dec 18th 2008 12:15AM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned former UFC fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. earlier today.

Sources say cops are investigating their deaths as a possible murder/suicide.

Levens had a career record of 9-8 and fought in several different MMA leagues, including the IFL, WEC and UFC.

In a morbid twist, Levens once lost to Evan Tanner -- the UFC fighter who was found dead in the desert back in September.




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16. People saying this was steroid related have obviously never seen Levens before lol

Posted at 12:47PM on Dec 18th 2008 by John Rock

17. Who gives a crap about this nobody or his skank....errr i mean wife. The world is now a better place!

Posted at 4:46AM on Dec 18th 2008 by Just passin' thru

18. I have no sympathy for a pea brained idiot like this who abused steroids. He's just another puke on a long list of dead wrestlers.

Posted at 8:13AM on Dec 18th 2008 by Heathcliff

19. "It's been proven that brain damage from 20 years of rough wrestling is what triggered the mental condition that caused Benoit to kill himself and family."

No such thing has ever been "proven."

Posted at 8:37AM on Dec 18th 2008 by Ric Gillespie

20. In a morbid twist, Bettie Page also died, and Justin's wife is a woman.

Posted at 7:15PM on Dec 20th 2008 by glug

21. Gotta be Rhoid Rage! That stuff is too dam dangerous man...

Posted at 12:10PM on Dec 18th 2008 by Hoosker

22. The fact that some of you associate him as a wrestler just proves how little you really know about Justin, or his line of work, or him as an individual, or steroids for that matter.
I think there are a few poeple on this comment section that would make for a good suicide.

Posted at 9:32AM on Dec 18th 2008 by RIP Leven's

23. If anyone took the time to look at the UFC fighters they would see that these are not a bunch of steroid monsters. Justin Levens was a decent fighter who looks like an athelete and not some pumped up guy on steroids. And yes, remember the Phil Hartman case before you jump to conclusions as to who may have killed who.

Posted at 9:04AM on Dec 18th 2008 by Richard Waybright

24. Justin Levens was one of my favorite fighters...show how stupid most are in here..steriods r not allowed in the UFC, IFL, WEC or most orginized fighting .....so yes loosers sounds like most of u except the freinds and family of Justin and his Grl need to get some morals fast....Peace to all....Justin will be missed by many of his fans...he could hold his own fer ser...
Peace and may god bless......and no i am not religous...just feel for his family.....i lost someone close to me threw murder suicide and its not easy to deal with...all the questions u have as to why or what happened...and the guilt of why didnt i see this coming......its not anyones fault except the presures of life get to everyone even the good ppl ....this is living proof...

Posted at 9:26AM on Dec 18th 2008 by this sux

25. Apparently this guy wanted to "try" to top Chris Benoit.

Posted at 12:03PM on Dec 18th 2008 by Me

26. So sad to hear this, let's have some passion for their souls and may their families be comforted in these trying times.

Posted at 3:21PM on Dec 18th 2008 by CaliGirl

27. lots of idots here today. mma fighters do not take steriods. it would be oounter productive to what they are trying to accomplish physically. mma is not about muscle but skill. ever notice how lean most of them are? also a professional boxer will get hit in the head more in one 15 round fight than a mma fighter will in his entire career!! so he was not roided out or punch drunk as some of you say.

Posted at 10:53AM on Dec 18th 2008 by jesus

28. HEY HEATHCLIFF,I HOPE YOUR MOTHER OR SISTER EITHER ONE OF THOSE SKANKS DIES A HORRIBLE DEATH. YOU FILTHY LOSER

Posted at 11:02AM on Dec 18th 2008 by lakers24

29. You people who say that MMA and UFC fighters (yes, there's a difference - you can fight MMA and not be in the UFC) is werestling are just plain wastes of space and IGNORANT. Unlike wrestling, the UFC/MMA fighters are the real deal and don't do this fake *hit. I loved Justin and am very saddened by this. So young to be gone and the UFC has lost a great fighter. RIp to him and thoughts to his family. I wish all of you idiots saying he deserved this and he was juicing rot.

Posted at 11:02AM on Dec 18th 2008 by chelbell

30. hey lakers24, don't waste anymore energy on Heathcliff. He'll soon be caught and returned to the dark hole he needs to be in. He'll die a lonely sad death one day. :o)

Posted at 11:04AM on Dec 18th 2008 by chelbell

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