Overview
- Deputies with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office responded to Means' Tijeras home Tuesday after a reported dispute involving a 17-year-old.
- Court records say the teen reported a headbutt and a punch, and deputies noted blood in her nose and red marks on her neck and face.
- Means told deputies he only tried to restrain her during a verbal argument about chores.
- He faces one count of abandonment or abuse of a child and was released on his own recognizance, according to MMA Junkie reporting cited by national outlets.
- Means, 42, is a long-tenured UFC welterweight with a 33-17-1 record who last fought in October 2024.