“I’ve worked security in the clubs and had some incidents there when people are fighting and you have to break up a fight, or somebody’s drunk and you have to guide them out, but this time, they wanted to have my money, they wanted to rob me, and that was a new experience for me,” Hardonk told UFC.com. “First they asked if I had some change so I looked in my wallet. They said they needed some help, and asked if I could help them out. I don’t mind helping people, so I took a look. Then suddenly the tone in their voice changed and they said ‘gimme your money.’
One of the assailants produced a utility knife, and while most would have panicked " and rightfully so " in such a situation, Hardonk kept his cool and refused to hand over his wallet. A tense standoff ensued for a few moments until his attackers decided to leave.
“I don’t think they expected my reaction,” he said. “Most people would have freaked out, but there was nothing in my mind or my body that said I was going to hand the money to those guys. It just doesn’t feel right to me. So then they started hesitating and they walked off.”
Hardonk, who was with a friend at the time, decided to head back to his LA apartment, with the friend offering him a ride home. Shortly thereafter, Hardonk again saw the trio that tried to mug him assaulting someone else. His friend quickly called the police, but Hardonk decided to take matters into his own hands.
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