JOSE'S 23 AND 24th HOMICIDES OF THE YEAR. >>> A WORLD CLASS MMA FIGHTER IS THE LATEST VICTIM OF BAY AREA CRIME. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, THE FIGHTER TELLS US WHY HE EVEN DARED TO THROW A PUNCH WHEN HE WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT AND A FRIEND PISTOL WHIPPED AT A GAS STATION IN VALLEJO. TOM JENSEN WITH THE STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON NBC BAY AREA. >> Reporter: A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN IN SEPARATE VEHICLES SEEMINGLY WAITING FOR A VICTIM TO TARGET. ONLY THIS TIME, ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS A WORLD RANKED MMA FIGHTER. >> THEY ALL HAVE SKI MASKS. ON EVERY SINGLE ONE. >> Reporter: IT HAPPENED ABOUT 2:00 IN THE MORNING ON TENNESSEE STREET IN VALLEJO. NAN LYNN HAD JUST PURCHASED A BOTTLE OF WATER WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND SAW ONE OF THOSE YOUNG MEN WITH A GUN POINTED RIGHT AT HIS FACE. HE WAS PULLING THE GOLD CHAINS AROUND HIS NECK. >> HE TOOK ONE OF MY CHAINS, ONE OF MY RINGS, EVERYTHING IN MY POCKETS. ONCE HE GOT AHOLD OF MY KEYS, MY CAR KEYS, YOU KNOW, HE GOT THOR TODAY. >> Reporter: HE IS THE NINTH RANKED MMA FIGHTER IN THE WORLD WAS RESTING INSIDE AND WOKE UP AS AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOUR MEN STARTED GETTING IN THE CAR. >> WHEN I REALIZED THE MAN ALREADY PUT THE GUN TO MY HEAD -- >> Reporter: HE SAID HE WAS SHOCKED TO GET A GUN IN HIS FACE AND HE GAVE THE THIEF HIS WALLET AND GUN. HE SAID HE MIGHT BE TOUGH BUT HE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO FIGHT SOMEONE WITH A GUN. >> A REAL GUN. IF HE MOVES HIS FINGER, YOU'RE DONE. >> Reporter: HE SAID HE COULDN'T CONVINCE THE WORKER AT THE GAS STATION TO CALL 911. HE BECAME SO UPSET, HE REGRETTABLY HIT THIS WINDOW WITH A GOLF CLUB FROM HIS TRUCK. BOTH MEN EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION WITH LAWLESSNESS IN THE BAY AREA. >> I GREW UP IN THE BAY AREA, ALWAYS LOVED THE BAY AREA. NOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE, IF THERE IS NOT A REASON TO GO TO THE BAY AREA, I WOULDN'T. AND I THINK THAT'S JUST SAD. >> MY FRIENDS TOLD ME, DON'T GO OUT AT NIGHT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. IT'S REAL DANGER. >> Reporter: A MANAGER SAID SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS ALREADY BEEN DELETED. THAT MANAGER DECLINED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY POLICE WEREN'T CALLED IMMEDIATELY. POLICE ARE INVOLVED NOW. THE VALLEJO
