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“Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight competitor, Hermes Franca, was arrested last night by the Jupiter Police Department in Jupiter, Fla for a DUI offense … According to the report, Franca was arrested at 2:38am by an officer who suspected the fighter was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”
It’s been a seesaw ride for the former UFC 155-pound number contender Hermes Franca the last 18 months. He recently returned from a 12-month steroids suspension, losing to Frank Edgar in his July comeback fight and then rebounding against his former Brazilian jiu-jitsu teacher Marcus Aurelio at UFC 90: “Silva vs. Cote” just last month. Now this. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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I just saw him lastnight on Versus sitting in the crowd during the Faber-Brown fight….what an idiot..
Was he double fisting it?
im from hollywood florida and for him to drive from the Hardrock and get pulled over in Jupiter is quite a drive…
Jupiter is not all that far from where I live. They don’t mess around much with dui, they can be really strict.
He was double fisting your mom.
LMAO
Did they take turns on each other?
Man, I saw that too. This fkn guy; he can’t seem to stay out of trouble.
I really enjoy watching Hermes fight. HIs heavy hands and slick jits is a combo that I really find exciting.
But, Get iT TOGETHER DUDE!!!!!
who you like tonight John?
cleveland/over here!
Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow should have huge games as long as Quinn plays well. Denver’s D sucks bad. I got Cleveland too.
ha not gonna let u guys talk browns without me (check my name), anderson should still be starter! braylon should have a great game so long as he doesnt have 50 passes thrown right between the numbers cause HE CANT CATCH THE FU#%ING BALL. ha sorry i need to vent, dude maaaaayyyyy have cost 2 games with drops. but hes a stud athlete, needs to rub some super glue on the gloves
Cleveland. I dont know what the Over/under line is…but I expect the score to be both teams in the 20’s
Seriously, I really like Hermes, but come on! Take some of that UFC money and call a cab!
I usually like watching him fight, but I was really disappointed in his fight against Frankie Edgar. I expected him to be able to use his BJJ more effectively against a young and relatively inexperienced fighter. Either way, with the steroids and now this he needs to take a step back and get his head on straight.
Hermes is going downhill.
Who cares?? It’s none of our business.
Hey, when you’ve had friends killed by a drunk driver, you’ll care! Maybe try keeping your useless comments to yourself…
Don’t patronize me a$$hole. This is a sports page, not a MADD forum. Everyone makes mistakes and this guy deserves his peace. Keep your foot in your mouth.
Sounds like someone lost their driver’s license recently…
How was that patronizing?
Jon, I actually have a perfect driving record, no tickets or drunk-driving. So much for presumptions over the internet, eh?? I’m sure there’s noone around to laugh with you anyway.
“Psyqo” it’s patronizing to insinuate that I don’t care about drunk-driving with no proof what-so-ever. I have had someone close killed by drunk driving, and they were the victim. I just hope JRK takes his pity-party elsewhere b/c MMA forums are for MMA, not for capping on someone’s dignity toward un-related subjects.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are going to throw a HUGE party when i finally leave this planet…
I don’t think that everything that happens in professional athletes lives should be open to the public. However, what happens in their lives still has a large impact on their careers. Just look at Paulo Filho: while his depression and outside issues may have been ‘none our business’ if I had wanted to bet on him based on his previous fights I would have been misled because his issues clearly have caused a severe decrease in his performance. A fan or analyst trying to break a fight down beforehand would be naive to not take into account any outside issues affecting a fighter before a fight.
relax JRK…he wasnt saying that DUI’s werent a big deal
Hermes Franca and Luke Cummo should fight over who had the highest blood alcohol level between their DUIs
LOL
And loser has to drink the winner’s piss.
Who cares? It’s none of our business.
He’s taking a step down. First the Roids, now the beer.
at least he’s moving in the right direction. lol
wine coolers next?
this guy looks like one of those pitbuls that the humane society brings in to the shelter thats been in many wars, after raiding a dog fighting sting
I wonder what he does for a living.
Just a wild guess but I think hes a UFC fighter
What numbers do you have for the lotto brendan? You seem like a pretty good guesser. lol
You never gave me my numbers James…
Huh?
different james then…… last week I asked a James the same thing?
It may have been me and I just didn’t make it back to the post to see it.
Hermes, nooooooooooooooooo!
Man I love Hermes. He deserves to have better luck than this. But in the end, he made the decision to drive. He should be punished if he is guilty.
what does luck have to do with this?? getting caught while driving drunk is not unlucky, its stupid.
Enough of Hermes Franca. I’d rather talk about boning Gina Carano!
Boobies!
Wow, even an acorn can outsmart this guy.
HERPES FRANCA???
That’s his mother.
He actually has herpes,i’ve heard this from one of his old sponsors.And he’s a giant piece of shit in real life