Wilian Poles entered the cage Saturday night time to face Daniel Alves—however his opponent by no means confirmed up.
Scheduled for a light-weight bout at BSB Combat in Brasilia, Brazil, Poles walked to the cage and advised fee officers there can be no struggle, however they nonetheless utilized Vaseline on his face and did the conventional pre-fight routine. Seconds later, BSB Combat promoter Roger Vieira, who additionally occurs to be Alves’ coach, introduced on the microphone through the occasion that Alves was nowhere to be discovered.
“I’m very upset with this case,” Vieira mentioned Saturday night time. “Wilian ‘Samurai’ got here from the South [of Brazil] to struggle, he was going to struggle an athlete from my gymnasium, 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.”
A pissed off Poles then had his flip to vent.
“I’ve crossed 5 states to beat this man, and the place is he?” Poles mentioned. “That is bullshit, man. I minimize 26 kilos in two weeks, 11 kilos on the final day, and this man will not be right here.”
Vieira advised MMA Combating on Tuesday that the final time he heard from Alves was 5 hours earlier than the occasion began. In keeping with the coach/promoter, Alves allegedly went to again his mom’s home and is feeling “embarrassed” with the entire state of affairs.
Alves is 8-3 with one no-contest in MMA, in accordance with record-keeping web site Tapology, and Vieira mentioned, “it’s not the primary time he’s completed this.”
“He as soon as mentioned he wasn’t feeling effectively throughout struggle week, and I used to be capable of substitute him, and one other time he mentioned he wasn’t OK after the weigh-ins,” Vieira mentioned. “This time he hasn’t given explanations.”
Alves didn’t instantly reply to messages when contacted for this story.
Poles was paid his present and win cash, Vieira mentioned. Alves obtained half his present cash up entrance, R$ 500 (approx. $90 USD), and would obtain $90 after the bout — plus $180 if victorious.
The referee raised Poles’ hand after the weird state of affairs and mentioned he would attempt to embrace “a knockout or a submission” on his official report for the walkover, “so he leaves victorious and never harmed from this.” Vieira mentioned that’s the hope though it’s unlikely.
