Overview

• Brazilian reports and multiple MMA outlets identify the puncher as Rafael Freitas, the son of Silva’s opponent Acelino Freitas.
• Fabricio Werdum said Silva suffered a fractured nose and needed facial stitches; Globo reported he underwent exams for about four hours before being discharged.
• Silva was disqualified in round four of the exhibition for repeated headbutts, after which both camps flooded the ring and the melee broke out.
• Spaten Fight Night issued a statement condemning the post-fight violence, while the Brazilian National Boxing Council offered no immediate comment or announced discipline.
• Freitas and Werdum gave conflicting accounts of who escalated the brawl, as scrutiny intensifies over event security, the 44-pound weight disparity, and Silva’s prior disclosure of suspected TBI symptoms.