Fight ended with the Bahian victory, after the opponent was disqualified for applying illegal blows, and was succeeded by exchanging aggression between the two teams; ‘Crazy Dog’ was unconscious
The long -awaited confrontation between and at Spaten Fight Night 2, held last Saturday (28) in Sao Paulo, ended in widespread confusion within the ring. The episode involved the two fighters, members of their teams and even familiar, and now it can stop in court.
In the fourth round, Wanderlei hit three heads in Popó – a forbidden blow to boxing. After the third infraction, the referee decided to immediately disqualify the former fighter, decreeing Vitória de Popó. The Bahian team entered the ring to celebrate and provoked the rivals. It was at this moment that the confusion took over the arena.
Images show that Rafael Freitas, son of Popó, entered the ring and hit Wanderlei twice, one back, overthrowing former Pride champion. The blow left the “crazy dog” unconscious for a few minutes, being taken to the hospital with cuts on his face and fracture on his nose. He received care and was discharged.
Simply the largest widespread punching after the fight of Popó x Wanderlei Silva
crazy
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Who was involved in the confusion
In addition to the protagonists, other known names entered the fight.
- Rafael Freitas, son of Popó, hit the “crazy dog” twice.
- Thor Silva, son of Wanderlei, tried to contain Rafael Freitas at the beginning of the turmoil.
- André Dida, coach of Wanderlei, exchanged punches with Popó.
- Fabrício Werdum, former UFC champion and friend of Wand, also entered the ring and said he only reacted to the provocations.
Exchange of accusations
Shortly after the fight, Popo used social networks to accuse Werdum of starting the confusion: “This guy only makes M **** in the events of others. You who came up with me. There are video recorded,” said the four -time world champion. The legend of MMA countered by posting images of the turmoil and accusing the rival team: “There was about 20 against 4. It was a reaction from us, because they started screaming and came up. The images do not lie.”
The Bahian still accused Wanderlei Silva of “dirty game” during the fight. ‘Wanderlei was disqualified by dirty game and illegal, anti -sports, in the quadrilateral where we were only me and him. Before that, he had already caught a lot in all the rounds we disputed. Lacking emotional balance to make a clean boxing fight and follow to the end. The result is clear: the Spaten Fight Night belt is mine. ”
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Leaked audio
To increase the controversy, Werdum released an alleged Popó audio, recorded on the eve of the fight. In the message, the boxer would have suggested that any provocation against Wanderlei would also extend to his team: “Relax, brother, will catch everyone when one in the corner, catches everyone.”
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Popó, however, countered the accusation in a statement, stating that the material was manipulated to mislead the public: “It surprises and worries the stance of fighter Fabrício Werdum, and other team members, who now try to manipulate private conversations to induce the public to believe in a supposed premeditation by Popó.
According to Popó, the changed audios show just the opposite, with mutual respect among the athletes. According to him, Werdum would have responded in agreement on the speech of “When one, he gets everyone,” You’re right, Popó. Really, when one loses, loses everyone. When we win, we won everyone too. “
For the boxer, there is no room for the narrative that he would have desired or premeditated the turmoil. According to the four -time champion, what happened was an initial aggression against him, to the point of punches by coach André Dida, “flying to the oral protector”, before being protected by his brother, Luís Claudio.
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Cash process
Coach André Dida announced that Wanderlei Silva should sue Rafael Freitas for the punch that left him unconscious. “I hope he suffers the consequences. Wanderlei was beaten from behind,” he said. In a statement, the “crazy dog” himself blamed the opponent’s team for the turmoil.
“As everyone saw in the recordings, the Popó team invaded the ring after the result and they came upon us, giving us finger, cursing us, as they did all week. And I at no time assaulted anyone, I was separating and I punched the neck, I was cowardly assaulted. A very sad attitude, ”said Silva.
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Sponsor reaction
The Spaten brewery, which named the event, spoke repudiated the confusion: “We believe that sportsmanship and respect for rules should always prevail. We disapprove of the events that occurred after the end of the last fight, which do not represent these principles.”
*Report produced with the aid of AI
