"Casey Kenney, a former UFC bantamweight who has not competed since his final fight with the promotion in 2021, has been sentenced to a 180 day jail term following a kidnapping/assault incident in Arizona last year. Per records obtained by Cageside Press shortly after Kenney's arrest, the fighter was facing a full six charges, including class 2 felony kidnapping and class 4 felony assault/strangulation, and disorderly conduct-fighting."
"At the time, the victim, who had been in a relationship with Kenney, alleged 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, alleged being punched, slapped, bitten, and head-butted during the incident, but was able to send text messages to her mother asking for help."
Casey Kenney pleaded to an aggravated assault charge, a class six felony for domestic violence, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail beginning October 30. His jail term will include substance abuse and domestic violence offender treatment and will be followed by three years of probation. Kenney originally faced six charges including class 2 felony kidnapping, class 4 felony assault/strangulation, and disorderly conduct-fighting. A welfare check on July 22, 2024 followed allegations that a partner had been subjected to a series of assaults over a 13-hour period, including being punched, slapped, bitten, and head-butted, with the partner sending texts to her mother asking for help. Kenney, 34, last fought in the UFC in 2021 and holds wins over Ray Borg, Nathaniel Wood, and Brandon Royval.
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