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UFC/BELLATOR MMA VET JOE VEDEPO ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING POLICE OFFICER

By David Tees on 12/8/2014 7:46 PM

UFC and Bellator MMA veteran Joe Vedepo was arrested on November 28th for headbutting a police office in the chest at the Sports Column bar Iowa City, Iowa bar. Vedepo was arrested by Iowa City police officers and he sits in the Johnson County Iowa prison, his alcohol level was three times over the legal limit. Vedepo apparently became belligerent when he was asked to leave the bar, which is what lead to the incident with the police. Bellator MMA President Scott Coker subsequently announced that Vedepo has been released by the promotion for his actions.