Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were on their way to make a scheduled appearance at IBA Bareknuckle 6, which is taking place in South Florida today. But before they could reach the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, the U.S. Marshals Service reportedly arrested the controversial duo.

According to a report by TMZ, the outlet captured photos of both brothers in handcuffs as a crowd gathered around them while officers took them into custody. Initially, the charges against them remained unclear. But a subsequent report from FOX revealed that the Tate brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant after British prosecutors reportedly unveiled dozens of criminal charges against them.

“Today, U.S. Marshals in the Southern District of Florida arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate pursuant to extradition proceedings,” a Justice Department spokesperson told Fox. “These arrests were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions.” 

As per the reports, the U.S. Marshals arrested the Tate brothers after Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service approved the extension of several criminal charges against them. The Bedfordshire Police reportedly confirmed that a total of 59 charges have been lodged against the pair, with Andrew facing 42 and his brother Tristan facing 17. Also, Fox’s latest report indicated that the controversial influencers’ latest Miami arrests are tied to their alleged criminal offenses dating back to 2012. 

According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), both Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate face multiple extremely serious charges that could result in lengthy prison sentences if convicted. In fact, the prosecution service has already requested the extradition of the Tate brothers, who came to the U.S. in early 2025 after initially being arrested in Romania in 2023 based on similar criminal charges. 

“The CPS has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US,” Malcolm McHaffie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said. “They have been arrested and await extradition proceedings to the UK.”

To make things clear, Andrew and his brother Tristan are dual U.K. and U.S. citizens, but the case against them was filed in Bedfordshire, England. Hence, the authorities are seeking to extradite both of them to the United Kingdom for further legal proceedings.  

Now, as Andrew Tate’s appearance at IBA Bareknuckle 6 was derailed by a surprising arrest, his comeback to combat sports also turned out to be a failure. 

Andrew Tate lost to Chase DeMoor at Misfit Boxing  

Other than his wealth, Andrew Tate often boasts about being one of the most decorated kickboxers of his time. To be fair, the controversial social media personality did compete in numerous kickboxing bouts and won titles across several organizations. However, he stopped competing in 2020 after defeating Cosmin Lingurar at KO Masters 8. 

Five years later, Tate returned to competition by facing Chase DeMoor for the Misfits heavyweight belt at Misfits Mania in a boxing match. Many believed the 39-year-old could defeat his opponent based on his previous combat sports experience. However, Andrew Tate’s return to boxing turned into an underwhelming outing, as DeMoor outclassed him to earn a majority decision victory. 

Following that loss, the former Kickboxer faced “fraud check” allegations by the fans. However, his opponent had a completely different view on facing Andrew Tate inside the ring. 

“And I don’t want to say, you know, fraud check, here or there because I think that Andrew beats every person that I’ve also fought, and I think that Andrew’s thing is you’re not going to pick back up [after] a 10-year layoff, five-year layoff, whatever it was, within, you know, a three-month camp,” DeMoor told MMA Fighting. 

Though Andrew Tate suffered a monumental defeat in his last fight, he re-entered the combat sports scene as he planned to co-host the Bare Knuckle event in Miami. But his latest arrest has cast a major question mark over his future in the sport in any capacity.