Anthony Pettis releases statement over 'cowardly act'

Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis admitted he was "extremely confused and saddened" by the scary situation that caused three cars to catch on fire in his driveway Thursday morning.

He put out a statement on Instagram early Friday morning saying, "my life as well my loved ones were put in danger."

I am a fighter. I won't be defeated by this. I am also extremely confused and saddened by the events that occurred. I am grateful that no one was harmed by this cowardly act. My life as well as my loved ones were put in danger. I cannot understand why someone would want to hurt myself or my family. I will do everything I can to ensure that we find out who committed this crime and that they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I'm constantly defending my choice to stay in this city. Regardless of the crimes that have been occurring lately, this is my home. I really hope the city that I rep has my back on this one and helps by reporting anything they know about this. #teampettis #250k

A photo posted by Anthony Pettis (@showtimepettis) on Oct 28, 2016 at 4:40am PDT

A preliminary investigation done by the Milwaukee police revealed that an unknown suspect used an accelerant to ignite two vehicles and the fire then spread to the third car, a spokesperson for the police department told MMA Fighting on Thursday. Milwaukee PD is currently looking for suspects, but none have been identified at this time.

No one was injured in the blaze, and it did not spread to Pettis' home.

Pettis says he won't be "defeated" by this and vowed to make sure that whoever committed the crime will be prosecuted.

Sergio Pettis also released a statement saying, "the cars might be broke but we will never be broken."

The cars might be broke but we will never be broken. Not sure why or who did this to us very confused on that matter. We truly love Milwaukee and everybody that comes from our city. We all came from the same roots the same daily struggles. It's an honor representing all of us, it's more than just fighting for us. We believe martial arts can change lives. We go out there and express ourselves in a different form of art hoping we that we can inspire. We might come from a violent sport but we are peaceful people. So let's end the violence in our city and come together. The more we rise each other up the more we can all succeed and grow . #TeamPettis #StaySmilingNoMatterWhat

A photo posted by Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) on Oct 28, 2016 at 6:41am PDT