Botti was held down by the other coaches after attacking Matt Brown. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
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The weekend will be one to forget for welterweight Matt Brown. The North American provoked the Brazilian public at the weigh-in on Friday, if got weird with a fan before his fight against Demian Maia and it was completely dominated by the Brazilian at UFC 198, held last night (14). Furthermore, this Sunday (15), Brown was attacked by a former coach, who broke into the hotel where the athlete is staying in Curitiba.
Black belt Rodrigo Botti, Brown's former jiu-jitsu coach, entered the hotel without going through security and attacked the fighter from behind.
After the incident, the teacher was removed from the hotel by security guards. Once outside, with several onlookers nearby, UFC Vice President of Athlete Development, Reed Harris, went to the scene and confirmed that Botti attacked Brown.
Rodrigo tried to defend himself by saying that it was a retaliation, as Brown had done the same to him. Harris did not hesitate and responded.
“Yeah but doing what you did was wrong. I was sitting there and I saw everything, he didn't even know you were there”, in part of the dialogue recorded by an onlooker passing by the place (watch the full video below)
Rodrigo Botti x Matt Brown
The controversies between Rodrigo Botti and Matt Brown are old. The Brazilian allegedly attacked the UFC fighter inside a hotel in Curitiba as a form of retaliation. In 2015, the American invaded his gym and also attacked him when he was recovering from eye surgery.
Botti even filed a complaint in US court, but the case was closed due to lack of evidence.
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