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Brazil Boxing Council Suspends Wanderlei Silva, Acelino Freitas After Post-Fight Brawl

Brazil’s regulator punished licensed participants, underscoring its limited reach over uncredentialed attackers.

Overview

  • Silva and Acelino Freitas received 180-day bans from CNB-sanctioned events, with the council notifying other commissions of its decision.
  • Silva’s coach Andre Dida was suspended for 365 days, while Luis Claudio Freitas and Iago Gutierrez Freitas were each suspended for 180 days.
  • Rafael Freitas was not formally suspended because he was not an accredited cornerman, though the CNB will recommend an indefinite ban.
  • The exhibition ended in a disqualification after Silva committed repeated illegal shots, including headbutts, before a ringside melee in which Rafael Freitas knocked him out.
  • Other figures seen striking during the fracas, including Fabricio Werdum, were not sanctioned because they lacked CNB licensing, and any broader enforcement by MMA bodies remains undecided.