Brennan Arrested For Alleged Sexual Abuse

Combat sports coach Jacob Brennan, husband of UFC women’s bantamweight fighter Hailey Cowan, is listed as the owner of Blitz MMA in Robinson, Texas, which bills itself as the “go-to MMA school for kids classes.”

Brennan, 40, was arrested on May 19 following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.

The victim, who was 13 at the time of the alleged abuse, filed a criminal complaint with local police last weekend, detailing a period of abuse that ran from 2013-2015 and included “hundreds” of instances of inappropriate contact. The police affidavit revealed texts and Facebook messages that reflected an “intimate relationship.”

Cowan is currently training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.

Brennan is being held at McLennan County Jail on $75,000 bond, according to KWTX, and could face up to 20 years in prison, if convicted. A court date has yet to be determined but is expected in the coming days. Cowan, 32, has not competed since April 2023.