Bethe Correia kommer den 1 augusti att utmana bantamviktsmästarinnan Ronda Rousey, då de möts under UFC 190 i Rio de Janeiro. Kort efter att det blivit klart att Bethe skulle bli nästa utmanare till titeln hamnade hon i ett gatuslagsmål med en taxichaufför, sin pojkvän Edelson Silva och systern Suzana Correia.
Här kan ni läsa vad Bethe hade att säga om hela händelsen, som urartade efter att Correia och hennes sällskap bestämt sig för att inte ta en taxi som de redan beställt, via ”MMAFighting”:
He wanted us to pay him five reais, and I gave him seven. But he kept asking Edelson for more money, saying we wasted his time. They started to argue and Edelson told him to f–k off, and that’s when the taxi driver left the car and started the fight with Edelson. They started to fight, to punch each other. My sister and I didn’t do anything.
Alves (taxichauffören) said he would grab a gun at the glove compartment. When he said that, my sister went after him, but I pulled her away. I could have used all my martial art knowledge to stop him, but I didn’t want to fight. I was calm, but he was threatening us.
When the police showed up, they wanted to take Edelson with him, but the hotel’s receptionist said ‘ah, that fighter over was also involved’, so they called my room and asked for me to go with them. The taxi driver didn’t recognize me, but now he wants to use this to become famous. Edelson was just protecting us. This is bulls–t. What would you do if a man says he’s grabbing a gun to threaten your family? Edelson was protecting us.
Här kan ni se en video på slagsmålet som utbröt:
