Roger Huerta: Bellator Lightweight Beats Down Wife Beater (Video)

In general, it's not a good thing when athletes make news at 2 A.M. outside a club.

But Lightweight UFC Fighter Roger Heurta was in the right place at the right time early Saturday morning.

According to TMZ.com, Heurta came to the rescue of a woman involved in a domestic dispute.

Here are the details and video of the altercation:

Setting the Scene

According to the TMZ story, Huerta was exciting a club in Austin, Texas early Saturday morning when he encountered a skirmish involving a small group of partygoers.

El Matador Reacts

Huerta raced towards the crowd when he saw a man deliberately hit a woman involved in the confrontation.

Here's the video of the chaos as it unfolds.

The Chaotic Confrontation

Huerta confronted the attacker and yelled, "man, you just punched a bleepin' girl."

After that, Huerta took off his shirt and hat and began running after the man. It's difficult to tell what happens after that.

The Bloody Aftermath

Huerta clearly got the better of the offender, who can be seen bleeding profusely.

According to reports, Austin Police were on the scene, but no arrests were made.

Huerta himself hasn't spoken about the incident publicly. Frankly, his actions spoke for themselves.