Facepalms of the week: ?Mayhem? and Bellator prospect arrested

It's been a while since Cagewriter has awarded the facepalm of the week award, but it's time to give it out for two fighters who were arrested recently.

The first one goes to Jason "Mayhem" Miller, the fighter who also hosts "Bully Beatdown" and will be featured as a coach on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter." TMZ reports that he was arrested in North Carolina for false imprisonment and simple assault after he reportedly put his sister in a headlock and wouldn't let her leave a party.

The second, heartbreaking facepalm goes out to Rasul Mirzaev, a Russian fighter who was expected to make his American debut in Bellator this fall. He was reportedly arrested and charged in the death of a student in Moscow. Mirzaev allegedly was in a verbal altercation with the student and threw a single punch, which knocked the student out. He died four days later, and Mirzaev faces up to 15 years in jail.

In both cases, fighters used their physical skills outside of the cage against people who weren't equipped to defend themselves. A facepalm isn't strong enough to show disgust in these cases.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Facepalms-of-the-week-Mayhem-and-Bellator-pro?urn=mma-wp6088

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Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/08/18/krzysztof-soszynski-targets-toronto-for-his-return-to-the-octagon/

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Source: http://www.fighters.com/08/13/crash-course-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ufc-on-versus-5

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Source: http://www.fighters.com/08/10/crash-course-everything-you-need-to-know-about-strikeforce-challengers-18

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