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Three-Time UFC Vet Mikey Burnett, Son Shot During Attempted Robbery in Tulsa

Retired former UFC fighter Mikey Burnett and his son were shot in a parking lot near a Tulsa, Okla., gym during what police say was an attempted robbery.

Tulsa TV station News on 6 first reported the incident. Mikey and Freddie Burnett were walking to their car following a workout when two men reportedly tried to rob them. Mikey Burnett was shot three times in the abdomen and Freddie was shot once in the leg during an altercation, according to the report. Mikey was taken to the hospital for surgery; both father and son are expected to survive.