Stealing a car is a lot harder than GTA V would suggest. Not everyone drives around with their doors unlocked and most folks won’t give up their car that easily.

This carnapper in Denver bit off way more than he could chew.

The suspect had his eyes on an unattended car in the parking lot.

The doors were unlocked, the keys were inside, and the engine was still running. Sure, it’s pretty irresponsible to not lock your doors or turn off the engine, but that’s besides the point.

The owner likely assumed they could run inside the store for their purchase without any major issues. Unfortunately, they were wrong.

But the car’s owner was no average Joe.

It was owned by none other than Jordan Williams, a professional UFC fighter.

Talk about karma.

(Or car-ma, I guess.)

In fact, it seems like karma was a recurring theme throughout this whole incident. One could argue that someone leaving their keys in the car while the engine’s running and the doors are unlocked is just asking to have it stolen.

And if you’re a bad enough person to try and steal someone’s car, would you not be asking to get caught too? Sooner or later, you’re going to steal the wrong person’s car.

Williams was close enough to see what was happening.

His car was moving, and it wasn’t him behind the wheel. He sprinted back to his car and pulled the thief out. With him being a pro MMA fighter, I’m sure you know what happened next.

The unsuccessful car thief got the crud beat out of him.

Williams grabbed the thief by the shirt collar, bent him over, and kneed him in the face a few times. Knees and elbows are some of the most painful things to get struck with, so you know the thief definitely wasn’t feeling good.

Williams stands at 6’1 and 185 pounds and excels at takedown defense. His reach is around 75 inches.

Not many people are going to stick around to square up with him, and certainly not a car thief.

The would-be carnapper runs off.

(Which was probably the smartest decision he’d made all day).

Coming back to karma, imagine that the one guy whose car you tried to steal just so happened to be a UFC fighter.

After getting his car back safely (well, on his end), CBS 17 interviewed Jordan Williams about the scene. We don’t always get to see professional MMA fighters demonstrate their skills outside the octagon, so this was definitely a topic of interest for MMA fans.

When CBS 17 asked Williams about the little interaction, he said that he wished he’d been able to restrain the thief until authorities arrived.

His intent wasn’t to continue pummeling the guy but to make sure he’d get apprehended so he couldn’t steal someone else’s car.

Here’s hoping the car thief gets caught eventually.

Jordan Williams doesn’t exactly have the time to track the guy down himself. He’s got better things to do – and he got his car back anyways.

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Source: CBS 17 on YouTube, UFC Stats