Wanderlei Silva was hospitalized after being brutally knocked out in a post-match brawl in Sao Paulo, Brazil, moments after being disqualified for a number of unlawful pictures throughout his exhibition boxing match with Acelino Freitas at Spaten Combat Evening 2.
Silva’s cornerman Fabricio Werdum launched a press release on social media by which he revealed Silva needed to be stitched up, and claims that Silva fractured his nostril when a person punched him out chilly throughout the brawl. That man has been recognized as Freitas’ son, Rafael.
Acelino, a former WBA and WBO champion, criticized members of Silva’s crew for the incident, specifically Werdum and Andre Dida.
“When the struggle ended, the referee disqualified Wanderlei for the three head butts he hit me, and his coach went after me and punched me, he actually damage me,” Freitas stated on a video posted on his social media. “Wanderlei, the struggle was between you and me and had nothing to do with the workforce. In case you head butted me, cool, I don’t care. However, sadly, Werdum cowardly entered the ring along with your son [Thor Silva] and went throughout everyone. And I noticed that somebody additionally punched you.”
“We tried delivering you an ideal [show] and I find yourself beat by his coach out of nowhere, man,” he continued. “One other man tried to rear-naked choke me, nearly chokes me out. … I’d wish to apologize to Ambev and Spaten. However I’m telling you, we had no fault. Cowardly, it was his workforce. And I don’t know why they put Werdum on this occasion. This man solely does shit in different folks’s occasions. Werdum, be ashamed. If I had been you, I’d be ashamed. There’s video of you throughout me, making an attempt to hit me.”
Werdum had a special account of the state of affairs, blaming Freitas’ workforce for the “horrible” incident.
“The pictures don’t lie,” Werdum stated on social media. “Everyone noticed what occurred. We had been in there, Dida, Thor and I, and we entered the ring when it was throughout and Wanderlei was disqualified, and lots of people entered from Popo’s aspect. I feel it was 20 of them, and solely me, Wanderlei, Thor and Dida. and we had been reacting to their assaults, you recognize? They began screaming and coming at us, and we had been in 4.”
“And it was so evil for that man to punch Wanderlei,” he added. “He punched the again of the pinnacle of Wanderlei. I don’t know if it landed clear, however it might have been one thing very severe. Wanderlei is right here within the hospital now, getting stitched up, it broke Wanderlei’s nostril, as a result of he was very imply. Wanderlei had his gloves one, drained from the struggle.”
Globo reported that Silva was launched from hospital after present process bodily exams for about 4 hours.
The Brazilian Nationwide Boxing Council didn’t reply to a request for remark. Spaten Combat Evening launched a press release on its social media web page.
“We imagine that sportsmanship and respect to the principles should all the time prevail,” the assertion learn. “We reprove the occasions that occurred after the top of the final match, it doesn’t signify these rules. We’ll proceed to work to help and elevate the values of the game and martial arts.”
Silva’s authentic opponent Vitor Belfort, who withdrew from the match after struggling concussions in coaching and was in attendance Saturday night time, was known as out by Freitas after the melee. “The Phenom” put a lot of the blame on Silva’s shoulders.
“What makes me unhappy is that reveals who they all the time had been,” Belfort stated on a video posted on his social media. “You actually destroyed one thing we constructed over years. Martial arts is respect, brother. You had been combating an incredible boxer. You shouldn’t even be on this ring with him. He stepped in on quick discover and also you do one thing like that.
“Popo, I wish to congratulate you the persistence you had throughout these rounds, however it’s unhappy to see some folks admire that crap. I noticed folks [ringside] screaming, shouting. Guys, this can be a sport. While you lose, you lose. And if you win, you win. However what makes me unhappy is your entire nation of Brazil has seen this embarrassment. Wanderlei, it’s worthwhile to express regret, brother, as a result of what you probably did is just not proper.”
