Diego Brandao vaults cage in Russia, is disqualified
As fans realized what was going on and began to throw trash, Diego Brandao bounded over the fence and walked away.
Sometimes these things happen in mixed martial arts.
Diego Brandao won TUF 14 and earned a UFC contract, eventually going a formidable 6-4, and winning three performance bonuses in the process. One of the losses was to Conor McGregor, in Ireland. The Brazilian fighter was released by the UFC after being accused of pistol-whipping multiple men outside of a strip club after bouncers threw him out of the establishment.
Brandao then signed with Eurasia Fight Nights Global, fighting three times in 2017, but that run too may be at an end following a strange fight. The video is not entirely clear, but it appears as if Brandao may have bit opponent Akhmed Aliev, who responded with a headbutt to the chest. Aliev postured back and as the referee tried to break the action threw several more strikes, which Brandao responded to with an illegal upkick.
Then Brandao stood up, walked to the gate, and asked to be let out. As fans realized what was going on and began to throw trash, the Brazilian bounded over the fence and walked away.
The referee eventually got Brandao back in the cage, but it was to announce that Aliev had been awarded the victory via RSC (retirement).
You can watch the fiasco unfold at the 8:40 mark:
Sometimes these things happen in mixed martial arts.
