FORMER UFC fighter Lee Murray insists he has no regrets about his involvement in the multi-million-pound robbery which landed him behind bars.
Murray, 45, was one of the orchestrators of the largest cash robbery in British history in February 2006.
GettyEx-UFC star Lee Murray was part of the infamous Securitas Depot robbery in 2006[/caption]
PAMurray and his crew got away with a whopping £53million[/caption]
THE SUNMurray was arrested in Morocco a few months later and was eventually jailed for 25 years[/caption]
FACEBOOKBut he wouldn’t change his actions if he could go back in time[/caption]
The former middleweight and his partners in crime nabbed a whopping £53million from the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
Murray was arrested in Morocco four months later and was initially sentenced to ten years behind bars – although his conviction was later bumped up to 25 years.
But ‘Lightening’ – who was once dubbed “a scary son of a b***h” by UFC president Dana White – doesn’t regret his actions.
Speaking in the upcoming Catching Lightning documentary on Showtime, he said: “If I could turn back the clock and change what I done I wouldn’t change what I done.
“I am who I am today and I’m happy how I am today.
“Back then I was a wild man. I didn’t think. I didn’t think right.
“I didn’t think ahead. I didn’t think of the future. The way I think now is totally different.”
Murray was convicted of the conspiracy along with cronies Lea Rusha, Emir Hysenaj, Jetmir Bucpapa, Stuart Royle, Roger Coutts and Paul Allen – the latter of whom was shot in the neck in 2019.
Although he wouldn’t change any of his actions, Murray admits prison has given him a different perspective on life.
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He said: “In prison, you get to see what’s important in life.
“In that time I’ve had my youngest son Lorenzo and also I’ve got my wife Nicola and I wouldn’t change them for the world.
“And as for my other children, you know I haven’t been there for them. You know I was just lying for the moment.
“I think me being in prison, I’m learning from my mistakes and I think that will benefit them when I am released and I can be with them. I’m sorry for what I’ve done.
“I’m sorry to the victims of the robbery. I hurt a lot of people.
“I hurt my own family as well. I’ve made them victims. I made a mistake.”
GETTYLee Murray fought MMA great Anderson Silva in the final fight of his career[/caption]
GETTYMurray is hellbent on fighting in the UFC again once he’s out of prison[/caption]
Murray fought once in MMA’s premier promotion nearly twenty years ago – locking horns with Jorge Rivera at UFC 43.
The Brit picked up his sole win in the octagon courtesy of a first-round triangle choke.
A few months later, Murray suffered a unanimous decision defeat to UFC legend and soon-to-be hall-of-famer Anderson Silva.
Murray plans to open a gym once he’s out of prison and notch another octagon appearance, saying: “Fighting’s my life.
“Fighting’s in my blood. If I’m not in there fighting myself, I’m going to be taking people in there.
“One way or another I need to win that UFC title. My story isn’t finished. This isn’t the end.”