49-year-old Silva squared off towards former two-weight boxing champion Acelino Freitas, 50, in an exhibition bout in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday evening.
Silva was disqualified from the competition within the fourth spherical after committing a number of fouls, together with an intentional headbutt.
As soon as the referee waved off the combat, members of each groups rushed the ring, and a mass brawl ensued.
Amid the dysfunction, Silva was caught by a wild proper hand from a person in a tuxedo, believed to be a part of Freitas’ entourage.
The shot despatched Silva tumbling to the canvas, the place he lay immobile on his again because the havoc continued round him.
Earlier than the bad-tempered bout reached boiling level, Freitas had been getting the higher of Silva.
All through the competition, Freitas compelled Silva onto his heels with heavy looping punches.
Silva was rocked within the opening stanza and buckled once more within the second.
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That power carried over into the fourth, when each males needed to be separated by the referee for punching one another after the break.
Silva was then deducted a degree for a headbutt earlier than two additional sanctions led to his disqualification.
What did Wanderlei Silva and Acelino Freitas obtain of their respective careers?
It wasn’t fairly the way in which Silva had mapped out his return to competitors.
Previous to that, Silva loved a fruitful profession that included a dominant reign as PRIDE Middleweight champion, which lasted for nearly six years.
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Among the many seemingly countless checklist of MMA icons he has defeated are Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Michael Bisping and Jackson.
Throughout a glittering profession within the squared circle, Freitas established himself as one in all Brazil’s best ever boxers by successful a number of world titles at tremendous featherweight and light-weight.
He would later unify his WBO belt with the WBA strap by overcoming Cuba’s Joel Casamayor in a career-best victory in 2002.
