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