MMA Fighter Diego Braga Murdered By Gang In Brazil
Trainer and former mixed martial arts fighter Diego Braga Alves vanished from sight after entering the sketchy neighborhood of Morro do Banco in Rio de Janeiro to attempt to retrieve a stolen motorbike from his residence.
MMA Fighter Diego Braga Murdered By Gang In Brazil
The 44-year-old fighter’s body was found by the police hours later; it appeared that he had been killed.
According to Brazilian news source G1, Diego Braga, 44, who competed in 32 fights throughout the course of his 16-year professional career, was discovered dead on Monday on the streets of Rio de Janeiro’s Morro do Banco neighborhood.
Gabriel Braga, a PFL finalist and Brazilian MMA featherweight fighter, is the son of Braga.
HOMEM QUE
FOI MORTO PELOS B4NDIDOS DO COMANDO
VERMELHO, APÓS SER CONFUNDIDO NO
MORRO DO BANCO.
O Lutador e Professor Diego Braga foi
confundido pelo b4ndidos do Morro do Banco,
após ser confundido com miliciano.
Essa madrugada se segunda feira (15) teve sua
moto furtada na pic.twitter.com/CFYA3oydzt— Ação e Reação (@reacao_acao) January 16, 2024
“You will always be in my heart and I will continue to honor you until the end, eternal gratitude for everything,” the younger Braga wrote on Instagram, confirming his father’s death. “One day I will hug you again, take care of me as you always did, I love you.”
Pedro Paulo Guedes, the notorious drug lord, is the leader of the Comando Vermelho, a group of cocaine traffickers suspected of murdering Diego Braga.
As a professional Muay Thai and mixed martial arts fighter, Diego Braga competed against opponents like Charles do Bronx, Miltinho Vieira, Adriano Martins, and Iliarde Santos who went on to become UFC competitors.
O Rio de Janeiro não continua lindo. Meu pesar aos familiares do lutador Diego Braga assassinado após tentar recuperar sua moto furtada no morro do Banco.
Vale lembrar que há 3 anos a polícia é impedida de entrar em favelas dominadas por criminosos devido a uma ação do PSB… pic.twitter.com/aiZub9qlfK
— Eduardo Bolsonaro🇧🇷 (@BolsonaroSP) January 16, 2024
In 2019, he concluded his professional career with a record of 23 victories, 8 defeats, and 1 knockout.
On Sunday morning, Braga shared CCTV footage of two criminals robbing his garage in the Muzema residential neighborhood of a red and black motorcycle.
In his farewell Instagram post, Braga begged, “Please share and help me find these bums and get my bike back!!”
After that, the Brazilian mixed martial artist set out to find the lost bike, looking through several neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro until he came across some members of the Comando Vermelho criminal group in the Morro do Banco slum.
PFL is saddened to learn about the passing of Diego Braga. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family during this tragic time. May he Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/kZ1rSskv9z
— PFL (@PFLMMA) January 16, 2024
After retiring, Braga concentrated on his work as an MMA instructor and coach for his team, Tropa Thai. He also taught poor kids in favelas and stood in his son’s corner during fights, according to MMAfighting.com.
In a social media homage to Braga, the Tropa Thai crew said, “Unacceptable for all of us who have had the pleasure of hanging out with and learning from this example of a man!”
⚠️ ATENÇÃO
Diego Braga, lutador e professor de MMA, foi morto hoje por traficantes do Comando Vermelho após o mesmo ter sido confundido com miliciano.
Ele tinha ido até o Morro do Banco, na Zona Oeste do Rio, para tentar recuperar sua moto que foi furtada na madrugada de hoje. pic.twitter.com/cN70ukn1sN
— BAÚ DO TRÁFICO OFC (@TraficoRlq01) January 16, 2024
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