Overview

• Wanderlei Silva was disqualified in the fourth round for repeated illegal headbutts, giving Acelino “Popó” Freitas the win at Spaten Fight Night 2 in São Paulo.
• Combate/Globo images identify Rafael Freitas, Popó’s son, landing the punch that left Silva unconscious during the ring melee, contradicting earlier defenses of the family.
• Silva received on-site care, was taken to Hospital São Luiz, got stitches and a diagnosed nasal fracture, and was released the same night.
• Freitas and Fabrício Werdum traded blame over who started the chaos, while Popó later posted a call for reconciliation and apologized for the spectacle.
• Sponsor Spaten condemned the scenes of violence as organizers remained silent on sanctions, and social posts linked to Popó’s family were deleted after the incident.