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Leonard had his $80,000 Presidential Rolex stolen along with $60,000 in Cuban chains and a $30,000 bracelet among other things. None of it has been recovered.

Leonard did, however, have cameras stationed in and outside his home, which caught the two men breaking and entering. Leonard said that Thompsons pink shoes in the video gave him away, and helped authorities connect the dots.

Same shoes were worn in a rap video, Leonard said.

Thompson was later connected to Roberson, who Leonard said hes been around the country, around the world with him as his right-hand man.

Once authorities came to Leonard saying Roberson was a primary suspect, though, he initially did not believe them because of his friendship. However, the video evidence changed his mind.

The body language, everything. Thats what set it all off, Leonard said about believing it was Roberson on video in his closet stealing his valuables. We knew from that point on it was Karl just from the body language, the build. Knowing him for 19 years, the mannerism. The little trot that he did out of the closet. It was very similar to his UFC jog around the ring. Every little thing knowing someone for that long I kinda just picked it up from there.

I couldnt unsee it as much as I wanted to.

If that was not enough, Leonard said Roberson had been liking and responding to his social media posts and tried to blend in when Leonard was sharing photos and video of the incident to spread the word about the burglary.

Roberson also visited Leonards shop to talk about possible branding less than a year ago.

I built a whole logo for him, branded it, gave him tens of thousands of dollars worth of my time and consultation to build a brand for him, and he basically screwed me over with that too, Leonard said.

While the value of his jewelry was a large amount, Leonards peace of mind is something he cant put a price on. He suffers from PTSD following his days in the Army, when he was deployed to Iraq for over 400 days from 2009-10, and having someone break into his home has been tough.

Having it be someone he considered a friend makes it even worse.

Its not the same kid I grew up with. Its not the same kid in those pictures, Leonard told Fox News Digital. I had no idea Karl has this other side of him and Im very disappointed and feel betrayed.

Police held Roberson for approximately two to three weeks before he was eventually released.

Roberson made his MMA debut in May 2015 and would climb the ranks before appearing on Dana Whites Tuesday Night Contender Series in 2017. He beat Ryan Spann and earned himself a UFC contract.

Roberson went on to own a 9-6 record in UFC, but after losing his final four matches, his last in July 2022 to Kennedy Nzechukwu, he was no longer on the UFC roster.

Roberson did not immediately respond to comment when asked by Fox News Digital.

This article was contributed byScott Thompsonof Fox News Digital.

Fox News Paulina Dedaj also contributed to this report.

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