M. Falcão (photo) only fought once for the UFC, in 2011. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Recently, a shocking video of a fight involving fighters Maiquel Falcão and Kauê Mena. The two got the worst of the confusion and ended up hospitalized – Kauê in the ICU. The disagreement, which took place at a gas station in the city of Itajaí (SC), began after Maiquel attacked a woman who was reportedly irritated by the athlete's harassment. For UFC president Dana White, the episode brings back memories of Falcão's dismissal from the organization.
“This situation is regrettable. All we can do is wait for the recovery of the Kaue Mena. But I have to be honest and say that it really bothers me that it is being reported that Maiquel Falcao is a UFC fighter. We dismissed him in 2011 for the same reason. We discovered he had a charge on his record for hitting a woman and we cut him off because of that.” MMA Junkie.
Still in the interview, White was adamant in classifying such behavior as unacceptable. “The UFC does not and will never tolerate situations like this. Sexual assault, hitting a woman or things like that remove you from our list of athletes. It doesn't matter if you are a winner or a champion. You're done. Keep your hands off women. We want nothing to do with a man who punches a woman. When the UFC discovered that Maiquel had an accusation against him, we immediately cut him from the roster. Bellator then signed him a few months later and he has been fighting for them ever since.”
Maiquel Falcao, 32 years old, has a record of 31 wins, five losses and one fight without result. The middleweight had just one fight for Ultimate, in November 2010. On that occasion, Maiquel beat Gerald Harris by unanimous decision at UFC 123. After his arrival at Bellator in 2012, the Brazilian won three fights and qualified for a title shot. of the organization. However, in the title match, he ended up defeated by Russian Alexander Shlemenko.
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