| There's one less contender who won't be | | | | the referee's efforts to pull Sobral away |
| stepping back into the Octagon any time soon. | | | | could not prevent Heath from falling |
| According to Dana White, the president of the | | | | unconscious. In the aftermath of the battle, |
| UFC, fighter Renato "Babalu" Sobral's | | | | Sobral defiantly aired his side to Joe Rogan, |
| contract has been effectively terminated in | | | | an interviewer working for the UFC. The |
| the aftermath of his last bout. The mixed | | | | Brazilian stated that he kept up the choke |
| martial arts expert and native of Brazil was | | | | because he was disgusted by the trash talk |
| summarily removed due to his behavior in a | | | | Heath was spewing before the match even |
| face-off with David Heath. Sobral refused to | | | | began. |
| release his foe from a chokehold, even after | | | | |
| Heath had chosen to tap out of the fight, | | | | Sobral told Rogan that Heath deserved the |
| which meant that Sobral would already have | | | | pounding and the suffocation he'd received, |
| been considered the victor. Throughout the | | | | and that Heath needed to learn respect. |
| bout, the 31-year-old Sobral had kept the | | | | Sobral was also angry enough to disregard the |
| upper hand with a succession of powerful | | | | booing of the crowd, which generally seemed |
| blows. | | | | to condemn what he did. He elaborated further |
| | | | during an interview with a columnist from the |
| It was a bloody and practically defeated | | | | Las Vegas Review Journal, Ed Graney, and said |
| Heath who fell victim to an anaconda choke | | | | that he didn't care if the crowd was unhappy |
| from the Brazilian, a submission move usually | | | | about it. As a result of what happened, the |
| meant to end a battle. However, Sobral kept | | | | Nevada State Athletic Commission has stated |
| his grip on Heath tight, ignoring directions | | | | that it would be withholding part of Sobral's |
| from fight referee Steve Mazagatti. However, | | | | earnings until an explanation was made. |