Overview

• The referee stopped the fourth round and disqualified Wanderlei Silva for repeated fouls, including attempted headbutts and other illegal strikes.
• After the stoppage, dozens of cornermen and attendees rushed the ring, triggering a large brawl in which Silva was struck and briefly knocked unconscious.
• Event medics treated Silva, who later regained consciousness and left the ring under his own power with visible facial injuries and a possible broken nose.
• Acelino “Popó” Freitas was declared the winner of the exhibition headliner at Spaten Fight Night in São Paulo.
• Witnesses and widely shared video named Popó’s son, Rafael Freitas, as the person who hit Silva during the melee, a reported identification that is fueling calls for disciplinary and legal action.