Wilian Poles was presupposed to battle Daniel Alves in a light-weight bout at BSB Struggle in Brasilia, Brazil on Saturday night time.
The issue was…… Alves by no means confirmed up.
In accordance with the report from MMA Combating, “Poles walked to the cage and informed fee officers there could be no battle, however they nonetheless utilized Vaseline on his face and did the conventional pre-fight routine. Seconds later, BSB Struggle promoter Roger Vieira, who additionally occurs to be Alves’ coach, introduced on the microphone throughout the occasion that Alves was nowhere to be discovered.”
“I’m very upset with this example,” Vieira mentioned Saturday night time. “Wilian ‘Samurai’ got here from the South [of Brazil] to battle, he was going to battle an athlete from my health club, and the athlete disappeared. He merely didn’t come, doesn’t reply the cellphone, doesn’t reply texts. He was paid and didn’t present up.”
Poles himself then addressed the no-show.
“I’ve crossed 5 states to beat this man, and the place is he?” Poles mentioned. “That is bullshit, man. I reduce 26 kilos in two weeks, 11 kilos on the final day, and this man just isn’t right here.”
Wilian Poles was paid his present and win cash, Vieira mentioned. Alves acquired half his present cash up entrance, R$ 500 (roughly $90 USD), and would obtain $90 after the bout — plus $180 if victorious.
The 28-year-old “Samurai” Poles at the moment has a professional report of 7-4-1 in accordance with the report conserving web site often known as Tapology. This “win” has not but been added to his report regardless of having his hand raised in victory.
Alves is 8-3 with one no-contest in MMA and Vieira mentioned, “it’s not the primary time he’s performed this.”
