Brock Lesnar pleads guilty to hunting charges

Former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar found himself with an unwanted distraction last week when it was announced that he was facing charges in Alberta, Canada relating to a hunting trip he took in November 2010.

Today, a lawyer representing Lesnar, was able to put the case behind him with a guilty plea to one count of improper tagging of an animal.  Lesnar was fined $1,725 and given a six-month hunting suspension. Two other charges, spoiling of skin and edible flesh as well as possession of a controlled animal were dropped.

Lesnar  had the following to say about the case, “As far as I’m concerned, I didn’t disobey the law. I guess in other people’s judgment, they saw it differently. At the end of the day, if they saw fit that I did something wrong, I’m a grown-up and I’ll take my fine and go on with my life.” – for more see MMAFighting.com

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Photo: UFC fighter Brock Lesnar during a training session before UFC 116 on June 30, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Francis Specker