{"id":30880,"date":"2025-07-29T21:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/30880\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:17:04","slug":"mma-fighter-no-shows-despite-getting-paid-before-event-this-is-bullsht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/30880\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA fighter no-shows despite getting paid before event: \u2018This is bullsh*t\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"DFsy1o\">Wilian Poles entered the cage Saturday night to face Daniel Alves\u2014but his opponent never showed up.<\/p>\n<p id=\"kwKB2q\">Scheduled for a lightweight bout at BSB Fight in Brasilia, Brazil, Poles walked to the cage and told commission officials there would be no fight, but they still applied Vaseline on his face and did the normal pre-fight routine. Seconds later, BSB Fight promoter Roger Vieira, who also happens to be Alves\u2019 coach, announced on the microphone during the event that Alves was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eAK9Gr\">\u201cI\u2019m very upset with this situation,\u201d Vieira said Saturday night. \u201cWilian \u2018Samurai\u2019 came from the South [of Brazil] to fight, he was going to fight an athlete from my gym, and the athlete disappeared. He simply didn\u2019t come, doesn\u2019t answer the phone, doesn\u2019t answer texts. He was paid and didn\u2019t show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"HnGmcn\">A frustrated Poles then had his turn to vent.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JCDUXw\">\u201cI\u2019ve crossed five states to beat this guy, and where is he?\u201d Poles said. \u201cThis is bullshit, man. I cut 26 pounds in two weeks, 11 pounds on the last day, and this guy is not here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"q9TFs7\">Vieira told MMA Fighting on Tuesday that the last time he heard from Alves was five hours before the event started. According to the coach\/promoter, Alves allegedly went to back his mother\u2019s house and is feeling \u201cembarrassed\u201d with the whole situation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Ra1mZt\">Alves is 8-3 with one no-contest in MMA, according to record-keeping website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/fightcenter\/fighters\/162656-daniel-alves-madruga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tapology<\/a>, and Vieira said, \u201cit\u2019s not the first time he\u2019s done this.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"hP79pJ\">\u201cHe once said he wasn\u2019t feeling well during fight week, and I was able to replace him, and another time he said he wasn\u2019t OK after the weigh-ins,\u201d Vieira said. \u201cThis time he hasn\u2019t given explanations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"ocWqjm\">Alves didn\u2019t immediately respond to messages when contacted for this story.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oylhMX\">Poles was paid his show and win money, Vieira said. Alves received half his show money up front, R$ 500 (approx. $90 USD), and would receive $90 after the bout \u2014 plus $180 if victorious.<\/p>\n<p id=\"m8ezn0\">The referee raised Poles\u2019 hand after the unusual situation and said he would try to include \u201ca knockout or a submission\u201d on his official record for the walkover, \u201cso he leaves victorious and not harmed from this.\u201d Vieira said that\u2019s the hope although it\u2019s unlikely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wilian Poles entered the cage Saturday night to face Daniel Alves\u2014but his opponent never showed up. 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