Fighter loses by knockout, gets reportedly arrested at Shooto Brazil 127
Eliel dos Santos suffered a brutal loss in the cage and then had a run-in with the authorities.
At Shooto Brazil 127 on Friday night in Rio de Janeiro, the 40-fight veteran made the walk at the Upper Arena to face Cleverson Silva in a featherweight contest. He was knocked out in nasty fashion late in round one after being dropped with a left hand and then saved by the referee after a trio of punches on the ground.
He didn’t go home later that night as he was surprised by local cops and members of the Brazilian federal police as he was leaving the arena. G1 reported the MMA fighter failed to comply with legal measures from a domestic violence case in Amapa, including the removal of his electronic ankle monitor.
Watched his knockout loss below.
Long time ACA vet Cleverson Silva returns to Shooto Brasil and KO's Eliel dos Santos in the first round. #ShootoBrasil127 pic.twitter.com/AJrEhuaYgD
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 13, 2024
Shooto Brasil 127 was headlined by Wildemar Santos stopping Flavio Magon to claim the light heavyweight title. The card also featured one-armed fighter Marney Maxx scoring an impressive knockout over Esteferson da Silva.