Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao and 10 different MMA personalities tried their luck working for seats as metropolis councillors however did not earn sufficient votes in the course of the elections on Oct. 6.
Barao, who as soon as reigned as one of the best 135-pounder, solely gathered 253 votes in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte.
Felipe Arantes, who went 5-6-1 underneath the UFC banner along with his greatest win being a submission over Yves Jabouin, earned 14.607 votes in São Paulo. Godofredo Pepey, who misplaced to Arantes by knockout within the octagon again in June of 2013, obtained 77 votes in Fortaleza.
The second-most voted MMA persona was Chute Boxe chief Rudimar Fedrigo with 3.758 in Curitiba which was additionally not sufficient. Former Chute Boxe fighter Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons additionally ran for a seat in Curitiba, however obtained solely 143 votes. Evangelista Santos, one other Chute Boxe veteran, gathered 341 votes in his hometown Rondonopolis.
The least voted MMA determine was 56-fight veteran Paulo Bananada with solely 12 votes in Sapé. TUF veteran Delson Heleno obtained 111 votes in Teresopolis, whereas Ronys Torres had 472 votes in Manacapuru. Ralph Gracie, with 1.422 votes in Rio de Janeiro, and Tiago Trator, voted for 257 occasions in Laranjal do Jari, full the checklist.
