It has been an interesting weekend for UFC welterweight Matt Brown. First he was assaulted by a fan while walking to the Octagon and responded with a punch his own.
Brown then got into the Octagon with perhaps the best ground fighter in the division, Demian Maia and was controlled most of the fight before being submitted in the third round.
If that wasn’t enough, Brown was later assaulted at his hotel by a man who turned out to be a former acquaintance. UFC commentator Brian Stann first reported the incident on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianStann/status/731883617488621570
https://twitter.com/BrianStann/status/731885812560728064?
The aftermath of the incident — with Brown in Brazil for Saturday’s UFC 198 — was caught on film, and the alleged assailant was identified by Brown’s wife and others as Brown’s former jiu-jitsu coach Rodrigo Botti. Brown’s current coach Leister Bowling from the Elevation Fight Team in Denver also identified Botti after speaking to UFC commentator Brian Stann.
Sources told FOX Sports that Brown was checking out of his hotel when Botti ran into the lobby and attacked the UFC welterweight before running back out again.
source: foxsports.com
Although the initial attack was not caught on film, the aftermath was:
It turned out that the man that attacked Brown was his former jiu-jitsu coach, Rodrigo Botti. Brown’s wife took to Twitter to confirm the attack and what his issue with her husband was:
https://twitter.com/Mrs_Immortal/status/731936267999404034
https://twitter.com/Mrs_Immortal/status/731940364026662912
Back in 2015, Botti accused Brown of assault and a police investigation was opened:
On Feb. 11, Botti posted a lengthy Facebook status giving his account of the incident, alleging that an unnamed “UFC fighter” assaulted him “with multiple punches in the head” while he was seated in a chair behind a desk. The strikes allegedly opened “16 internal stitches” in his left eye, requiring him to undergo surgery Feb. 10.
Botti alleges Brown and the only other witness, Brown’s longtime Muay Thai coach, told police that Brown was acting out of self defense and that Botti threw the first punch.
souce: mmafighting.com
