Mark Hunt breaks silence following domestic violence arrest: ‘I didn’t hurt anyone’

“What’s sad about the situation is the way I see that, even the law is clear, it says it’s how you made them feel,” Hunt said. “I get that, I understand that, but that means that when you get a domestic violence order put on you, there’s no point in having that relationship because that person can hang that over your head and even when you’re having an argument about something, they just pull that out straight away and say you’re going to jail. So that means you’re like a prisoner to them, from then on, when they’ve got the DV order in because end of the day there’s no point in having that relationship anymore.

“Like I said, when you’re in a partnership, of course people argue. Everyone argues. The thing about that is everyone talks about it and goes back together and fixes it. That’s what a partnership is. Yeah, people have made mistakes, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. No one’s perfect. No one’s Jesus. What’s sad about here is not many people take a record or make a record of what’s happened. That’s why I feel kind of sad about it. A lot of these texts are being used retroactively, they’re trying to use them retroactively. They weren’t even part of what happened here a couple of days ago. They’re just being brought up from the past from someone keeping a tab.”

According to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald, Hunt’s attorney expects his client to plead guilty to the stalking and intimidation charge. However, he also defended Hunt, arguing “just because he’s a retired UFC fighter does not mean he is a domestic violence offender.”

Hunt echoed that statement.

“I didn’t hurt anyone,” Hunt said. “Like I said, I’ve had a life of violence, I’m a former prize fighter. I fought at the highest level in different prize fighting sports. Like I said, I don’t know why I’d want to hurt my loved ones physically.”

Hunt, a longtime heavyweight contender, last fought for the UFC in December 2018. For much of the past decade, Hunt has been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with the UFC in which the fighter has accused the promotion, UFC CEO Dana White, and former UFC star Brock Lesnar of colluding against him ahead of his fight with Lesnar at UFC 200 in July 2016. Lesnar defeated Hunt, but later failed a drug test (and saw the result changed to a no-contest), and Hunt took him and the UFC to court alleging that the promotion knew Lesnar was allowed to compete despite using performance-enhancing drugs.

Unfortunately for Hunt, his crusade against the UFC has proven fruitless and costly, with the lawsuit being dismissed even after multiple appeals. Hunt mentioned that the lawsuit has been a source of tension in his household.

On Sunday, Hunt posted another brief message, addressing the threatening text brought to light in court.

“I wanted to put this video up just to clear up a few things, especially with these death threat texts,” Hunt said. “These death threat texts, they’re trying to conflate them. If you send death threats to my family and threaten my family with separation or whatever, you’re going to get the same thing back. So that’s the context of that situation, so all these people that don’t have the whole story or don’t know shouldn’t speak on it.”

Watch Hunt’s comments below.

Needed to speak on my DV charges as a lot of this hate towards me everyone makes mistakes and in every partnership people argue u take your partner with all there faults or walk away u don’t put them in jail or keep a record and weaponise it against them . pic.twitter.com/Zq6kwX35dq

— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) April 17, 2026

Don’t speak on any situation unless u know the whole story when u send people to threaten my family u will get the same energy back u cannot conflate what happened two nights ago and use texts from a year ago without the context of that different situation comprende pic.twitter.com/N5Cd5KHkVo

— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) April 19, 2026