Special encounter! Popó and Wanderlei Silva surprise and seal peace after a fight in a boxing match

Popó and Wand pose together after a boxing match. Photo: Disclosure/Burger King

Acelino Popo e Wanderlei Silva shocked the combat sports community once again. In September, in São Paulo, the fighting icons starred in regrettable scenes at the Spaten Fight Night 2 event. However, last Thursday (16), the reason was different, quite different from the general brawl in the ring. The veterans appeared together in a special reunion promoted by Burger King.

After a controversial encounter in the ring, Popó and Wand put their differences aside and made peace. Interestingly, after the incident, the rivalry between the teams intensified, making a reunion between the boxing and MMA legends unimaginable..

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The 'Mad Dog' promised to sue his tormentor's son for the attack he suffered in the ring, while Acelino announced his retirement from the noble art, explaining that he had never been so humiliated in his career. Furthermore, André Dida, Wand's friend and trainer, who landed punches on the Bahian in the post-fight melee, challenged him to a boxing duel. However, now, the atmosphere between the legends is different.

Popó and Wand's reunion wasn't at all hostile or controversial. On the contrary, after the altercation, the veterans displayed a lighthearted and relaxed manner, exuding fair play and even jokingly reminiscing about the brawl they'd been involved in. In Burger King's new campaign, the veterans showed that the feud between the teams is in the past and that they're open to a completely different relationship..

References to the widespread brawl in the commercial

Burger King capitalized on the chaos seen in the ring at Spaten Fight Night 2 and doubled down on references. Early in the video, Popó emphasizes that many want to see him punch 'Crazy Dog.' Furthermore, the boxing icon places a crown, a signature item of the company, on the head of the Curitiba native, who takes advantage of the situation and says, 'Use your head.' At the commercial's conclusion, the MMA legend asks the Bahia native if he'd like to bring a sandwich to his 'son,' the same one who attacked him in the all-out brawl in the ring.

Watch the commercial with Popó and Wanderlei Silva together