Jessica Rose-Clark trying to move on from home burglary, explains why Paige VanZant 'really dumb'

UFC women’s flyweight Jessica-Rose Clark is making progress in the case of her home being burglarized – sort of.

After Clark (9-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vented on social media about the Las Vegas Metro Police Department’s lack of action being taken, the police agency responded to her on Instagram.

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“The LVMPD Instagram page messaged me and said, ‘Oh, maybe emailing that response to you wasn’t the best way to go about it,'” Clark told MMAjunkie Radio. “I’m like, ‘You reckon?'”

Clark was angry at the police for cutting off communication a few weeks ago after she and her housemates pressed for more action in the case, which stems from a break-in at her Las Vegas house that occurred three days prior to her win against Paige VanZant (7-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 124.

During the burglary, Clark said the perpetrator stole a total of $30,000 from her and two other housemates, in addition to killing her cat. Clark said the cops know the identity and the location of the perpetrator, but they don’t want to expend the resources to arrest him.

“The last email we got, they were like, because he lives in Arizona, we don’t know if it’s worth extraditing him,” she said. “We’ve just got to hope he comes back to Clark County.

“He has multiple felony charges, and apparently he has a bunch of priors in Arizona, anyway. So we (were) confused why that’s not worth following up, but then they just stopped replying.”

The LVMPD and Clark County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A rep for the LVMPD told MMAFighting.com the investigation is active, and a rep for the district attorney’s office said its currently weighing whether to press charges on a burglary charge.

The whole situation has been a major distraction to Clark, but she is no stranger to those. Although she routed VanZant for a unanimous decision, her victory was largely overshadowed by the broken arm VanZant suffered during the fight.

“That’s fine,” Clark said. “People have broken many hands on my head. But that’s not why she lost the fight. She was losing the fight before that happened. I still think she’s really dumb for fighting at flyweight. She felt like a small child in my hands.

“To be honest, (the broken arm is) kind of a saving grace for her. Because if she hadn’t broken her arm, then they wouldn’t have had a reason to talk about it. So good on her.”

Clark already has an opponent in mind for her next bout. Onetime UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Alexis Davis (19-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is now in the flyweight division, once fought Ronda Rousey and is a highly ranked fighter.

Plus, a fight at UFC 226, which takes place July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs live on pay-per-view, would be a quick commute.

“From what I understand, the UFC likes that matchup,” Clark said. “They like me for the Vegas card. They haven’t started matching the card, aside from Stipe (Miocic) and (Daniel Cormier). But (UFC matchmaker) Mick Maynard said as soon as they start matching that card, he likes me for it. So I guess then it’s going to depend on Alexis. If she doesn’t want it, I don’t really care.”

First and foremost, Clark is trying to move on with her life and career. A few roadblocks stand in her way. But she’s pushing them aside, one day and one tweet at a time.

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