Diego Brandao admitted to having a gun, but said what he did was in self-defense.
The former UFC fighter's interrogation video with Albuquerque Police Department officers was obtained and released by TMZ on Thursday. Brandao was arrested last month on four felony counts, including assault with great bodily harm and assault with a deadly weapon.
"I don't want to f*ck up my life," Brandao told cops.
Brandao, 28, is being accused of coming back to a strip club with a gun after getting kicked out. Witnesses said Brandao punched multiple individuals and pistol-whipped a club employee.