Last weekend, UFC fighter and BJJ black belt Diego Brandao was involved in a row with A Critica TV in Manaus, during the yearly festival of Carnaval.
Brandao and a group of friends were playing with barbecue skewers, when they noticed that they were being filmed. Brandao immediately ran towards the camera and threatened the journalists, while obviously under the influence of alcohol.
Brandao threatened to sue the reporter and said: “if you want to (swear word) with me, I’ll (swear word) you up good”.
Diego Brandao is currently fighting in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Fighting professionally since 2005, Brandão has made a name for himself fighting in the United States and in his home country of Brazil. He was the winner of Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. He is known for his fiery temper and extremely aggressive fighting style.
Brandão faced Conor McGregor on July 19, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46, replacing an injured Cole Miller. Brandão lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
Brandão was expected to face Jimy Hettes on January 31, 2015 at UFC 183, however, Hettes passed out backstage and the fight was cancelled at the last minute.
Check out the video of the incident:
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