Raphael Assuncao was not happy with Matt Walsh’s techniques of their Worldwide Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Atlanta Spring Open match.
The longtime perennial Final Combating Championship (UFC) Bantamweight contender formally retired in March 2023. Assuncao, 41, referred to as it a profession (28-10) on the heels of a troublesome third spherical inverted triangle choke loss to Davey Grant (watch highlights). Sadly for the veteran BJJ specialist and blended martial arts (MMA) fighter, his newest fight expertise didn’t have a great consequence.
Assuncao gained his match with the aforementioned Walsh this previous weekend (Solar., Could 5, 2024). Nevertheless, the victory got here by way of disqualification after Walsh utilized the lockdown place, popping Assuncao’s knee within the course of and inflicting some post-match turmoil. Assuncao approached his opponent afterward and spit on him a number of instances as seen within the embedded participant above.
“tenth Planet, it has all p—sies,” Assuncao will be heard saying within the video.
“This man disrespected me on the mats,” he defined in an Instagram story (h/t BJJotter). “He popped my knee illegally. Then I requested him, ‘Hey, man. You guys gotta watch that transfer.’ He says that his health club are identified for doing that kind of transfer so I replied again, and in the end, he stated that he can present me far more than simply popping my knee within the car parking zone.
“So, I misplaced my mood,” Assuncao concluded. “I chased him down and I requested him, ‘Hey, you informed me that you’ll present me far more within the car parking zone.’ He sissied out. He acted like a sissy, and I simply spat on him.”
Assuncao had a fruitful profession in MMA as he loved success via his time in World Excessive Cagefighting (WEC) and UFC. On the peak of his success, Assuncao was lined as much as problem Renan Barao for the UFC Bantamweight title at UFC 173 in Could 2014. Sadly for Assuncao, harm eliminated him from the equation and led T.J. Dillashaw to fill in. The remainder, as they are saying, was historical past.
After his run-in with Walsh, Assuncao is about to get a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on his knee within the coming days and hopes the injury isn’t as dangerous as he fears.
“This man’s Instagram primary quote is, ‘We smoke weed and pop knees,’ and he had informed me that on the mat after he bought DQ’d,” Assuncao stated. “That’s once I replied after which he replied again saying that we will meet on the car parking zone and stuff. Once I noticed him in particular person face-to-face, he acted like a lady.”
