Excited by the result, the Brazilian promised that he will use part of the amount to celebrate Children’s Day: ‘The kid came from the favela to the world’
received the “Performance of the Night” bonus at the this Saturday (11), after submitting Mateusz Gamrot in the main fight of the event. The prize was US$50,000, equivalent to R$276,000 at the current price. Excited by the result, the Brazilian promised that he will use part of the amount to throw a party in the favela to celebrate the . “I don’t know if I can say this, but I think I earned another US$50,000. We’re going to have a huge party in the favela. On Monday we’re going to have a huge party in the favela. It’s Children’s Day and that’s it. The kid came from the favela to the world”, said Do Bronx.
The fighter was applauded by the audience from the moment his entrance music started playing. With the victory over Gamrot, which came via rear-naked choke submission in the second round, Charles expanded his record to 24 wins, 11 losses and 1 no contest.
Three other Brazilians were also awarded the bonus. Vitor Petrino beat Thomas Petersen with a knockout in the third round, Julia Polastri knocked out Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the last round, and newcomer Bia Mesquita submitted Irina Alekseeva in the second round.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
